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| Ronja Wiedenbeck |
Ronja Wiedenbeck wanted her son to continue breastfeeding
when she was being treated with morphine
A
mother receiving medical treatment has successfully appealed for strangers to
breastfeed her son. According to the news, Ronja Wiedenbeck said staff at the
Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro advised her not to feed her son while on
morphine.
Thousands
of women responded to an online appeal and five women fed 11-month-old Rio in
hospital. Ms Wiedenbeck said her son had repeatedly refused to drink from a
bottle.
She
said: "It made me comfortable knowing Rio was fed, nourished and
happy."
Ms Wiedenbeck, 26, from Penzance,
made the appeal on the Breastfeeding Yummy Mummies Facebook page.
Ms
Wiedenbeck said she was aware of risks of passing on diseases through
breastfeeding but trusted the mothers who came forward.
One of the mothers, Jo Statham, said
it was "a maternal instinct" which prompted her to help her friend.
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| Jo Statham breastfeeding her friend's son Rio |
She said she was disappointed to see
some negative comments online in response to Ms Wiedenbeck's appeal. According
to her, Women should stick together and not attack each other.
Ms
Wiedenbeck said she was later told by a breastfeeding support nurse that
mothers should be aware of the effects of morphine but it was safe to
breastfeed while being treated with the drug.
And
what do I say to these women that offered to help their fellow woman save her
son. Thank you all, thank you Jo Statham for supporting your fellow woman, if
women would be as supportive as you are I think the world would be a better
place for every woman.
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