Open Letter to Beyonce and Jay-Z from NICU Mom
Jen's son, who spent time in the NICU.
Jen at People I Want to Punch in the Throat has written an Open Letter to Beyonce & Jay-Z in response to allegations that their security prevented parents from seeing their children in the NICU. The letter is funny and bitter and most importantly poignant because Jen was a NICU mom herself 7 years ago, so she’s taking Beyonce’s star treatment personally. She writes, “As a former NICU parent I can tell you how easy it is to flip flop back and forth between the excitement of having a new baby and the heart-stopping fear that your child is not well.” Then she lambasts Beyonce and Jay-Z for being “assholes” about their security needs.
I’d love to quote the whole letter, but I’ll just give you the best parts. You can go read the whole thing in a sec. There’s this:
When you’re in the NICU, you get 2 maybe 3 visitors allowed at a time. Each visitor must scrub in like a surgeon before they’re allowed in the nursery. Some visitors are barred at the door if they show any sign of a sniffle or a cough – that is certain death for many of the babies in the NICU. Some babies are so sick they can’t be handled, so their parents just gaze at them and whisper words of encouragement like, “C’mon buddy, you need to fight now. You need to be strong, because Daddy and I love you so much and we need you to be with us.”
Those are the kinds of memories these new parents were making while you were hosting a catered lunch.
And this:
When you’re in the NICU, you need support and lots of it. You need your family and your friends to rally around you and keep you going. Some parents are in the hospital with their babies for days, weeks, months and all they live for are the visits that continue to sustain them.
Imagine the distress of these parents – the ones you didn’t care about – to find that their loved ones had been relocated or stopped from visiting. Not for a cold, but because someone in your entourage needed to go out for a smoke or whatever was so important to shut down the hallway.
But this is my favorite chunk:
We all want to protect our children, but covering up security cameras sounds like a way to protect your wallet more than your child. It makes no sense to me that you’re so worried some crazy person is going to get you that you install bullet proof windows and doors, but then you cover the security cameras? If, for some reason (God forbid), someone did get in, you’d need those cameras to help catch that person.
Exactly. Go read the whole post now. We’ll let you know what happens next!
I could not agree more with Jen.
I wish some people would get a GRIP on reality: the NICU cost thousands of dollars a day,that many of the parents are NOT going to pay or unable to pay!! SO….a VIP at the hospital who is paying the kind of money rumored helps EVERYONE still have a darn NICU available by PAYING the bills so the hospital can stay open! Mayor Bloomburg explained it to everyone but I see some people want to be hostile and rant without acting like they understand how things run in this country. A bunch of family members had to wait for a few minutes..so what?…I could see their consternation if everyone who wanted to see the baby HELPED PAY THE BILL but that is NOT the case whatsover….so they need to be quiet and let the people actually paying their way have the hallway for 2 minutes! Simple!
Really ? I think it’s so super lame to lash out at B & Jay for what their security allegedly did. They live in a world that most of us will never understand. How can you call them “a” holes for protecting themselves ? Who are you to tell someone that they’ve gone to far to protect themselves and their baby ? I guess you have experience with mobs, paparazzi, stalkers, bloggers ect., ect.?? The fact that they tried to protect themselves from crazies and camera is standard for most celebs. I don’t think in a million years they would ever try to prevent someone from seeing their babies in the NICU. They were down the hall gushing over their own little one and probably didn’t have a clue what was going on down the hall. Seems to me they tried to stay out of the way by getting their own space. So to go on and on about the difficulties of being a NICU Mom and directing them at B & J is totally misdirected in my opinion. It’s a valid point, but misdirected. That is an issue that should be directed at the hospital. They are the ones who should be blasted. They are the ones who had the responsibility and obligation to the NICU parents, not 2 new parents down the hall who happened to be famous. All to often ppl want to blast celebs because they are an easy target. It’s lame.
Hey tired- I have PAID all of my doctor bills since I turned 18- 30 YEARS of it- and I held a child who died in intensive care. Had me, my husband or family members been impeded from accessing our son AS HE LAY DYING by thug bodyguards of a thug celebrity couple, that 1.4M would have been a drop ion the bucket compared to our lawsuit. We HAVE no ROYALTY in the United States.
And yes, not only was our over 100K bill when he died paid, so was the over 50K bill when our last came prematurely.
Shannon- then they should have used money to have care at home and not asked all workers, nurses, doctors and top administrators from turning in their phones (over my freaking dead body does ANYONE outside of my family get my phone), impeded the access of PARENTS to their new born children in NICU and the nursery (so their VISITORS could GO HAVE AS CIGARETTE- you know the smokes mere mortals cannot even HAVE on hospital grounds), and actually delayed DOCTORS and medical personnel from procedures other patients were waiting for.
If this is the treatment these A WIPES think they deserve, they’d best build their own private facilities.
So, if they were so unaware, where is their apologies, shame and compensation/restitution to these families.? What changes will they make to ensure this NEVER happens due to them in the future again?
I’ve never seen so many people take rumors and run with them, writing an open letter calling into question someone’s parenting skills based on rumors? It’s behaviors like this that had J&B coveting security cameras. If word of mouth is causing this much stir image a picture of the new family.
No – not you too, Josh! Haha… dude, I think the opposite is true. I think that if they had acted normal none of this would be happening. Did you watch the clip of Tina Fey talking about giving birth there? I know she’s clearly not as big a star as Beyonce, but still, she just did what every other normal person does and everything went fine. I really think they brought most of the gossip on themselves.
“We HAVE no ROYALTY in the United States.”
exactly. the fact that people are defending privileging celebrities to this extent is disturbing.
Exactly Josh’s point. Beyonce is way more famous than Tina. Also, I’m almost positive the allegations are false. I gave birth at Lenox Hill in May and all the postpartum rooms are on the opposite side of the wing as the NICU. The entrance where visitors enter is no where near the NICU. It makes no sense at all.
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/09/4174600/lenox-hill-hospital-clears-the.html
dumbasses
1) No one even knows if these allegations are true.
2) If the allegations are true, how about placing blame where it belongs: on our immoral profit-based health care system that only works for those who can afford to pay. The Beyonce thing is just an extreme example of what goes on every day in America, but no one seems to mind THAT.
Michelle=- I can spread blame around to ALLof the ignorant parties, hospital, Beyonce, JayZ AND their thug bodyguards. It doesn’t all have to be kept to one entity- plenty of shame and blame to spread.
FactCheckIdiots – we already posted that info. That doesn’t automatically mean that dad who complained to the media was lying. The hospital’s response said “no one complained about it to the hospital,” not that it didn’t happen. http://blogs.babble.com/strollerderby/2012/01/09/lenox-hill-refutes-claims-that-beyonces-presence-kept-parents-away-from-nicu/
Michelle – Um, everyone cares about that!
Thank God I have never had a kid in the NICU but if the rumors are true, I will feel very angry that somebody will not allow access to see my baby because a new mother is worried that her kid’s face will leak to the media. She should have the baby at home or buy little masks like the ones MJ used on his kids to protect their identity, geez!
Hey Tired of stupid people, I paid my NICU bill… if you don’t pay your hospital bill… they come after you for it and garnish your wages… you’ll pay one way or another. (unless your an illegal alien of course then they have no recourse). They should’ve taken the money and had a private doctor deliver at home if they wanted to control everything.
I haven’t heard a first hand account yet about what happened. What I did hear was that it was false. As in, probably about…I don’t know, 50% of what we read on the Internet? At best, it was probably blown out of proportion. It sucks that celebrities get special treatment. Of course it does. But, a person being delayed entry for a few minutes doesn’t seem all that crazy.
Being delayed 1 minute entry to the NICU, could be the DEATH of your baby. The very last breath of your baby. If this is true, J&B should bounce their entourage & publically apologize.
Fantastic letter. I only hope the parents dropped the allegations because they got paid off big-time to shut up, and also that their babies, all of them, wholly pull through. Diva-nation makes me sick.
Same here, totally agree,,,,
As a parent of a child who was in NICU for over 2 weeks, I can not respect the decisions of the hospital nor Beyonce and Jay-Z to make it almost impossible for a parent to see their child….when do the rights of one child overcome the rights of another….Though the birth of baby “Blue Ivy,” at this particular hospital will bring in money for the hospital, it is wrong to the other families with babies….I have lost any of the little respect that I did have for Beyonce and Jay Z, I understand they want privacy, but why not do like many other stars and choose a smaller facility or opt for the popular option of at home birth which is far more intimate without the worries of paparazzi…..
Najeema Iman, I AM Curly Locks
I agree with Jen 100%! That was just arrogant and ignorant! They went overboard!!!!!!
they should understand how parents would feel being denied to see your baby it may be the last time you do anything can go wrong. so it is partly their fault bc they should have said let these families have their time with there children. but no they were selfish bc they paid big money. but we all have to pay money to have our children. i would have been flipping and i would be suing. if thats the case she should have did it at home and paid doctors or had some consideration for others that are having babies or their babies are in the nicu.
I think that until this is confirmed – and remember, the HOSPITAL says this is false – these letters ought not to be written. I get the point – having a baby in NICU is awful and scary and horrible to go through. But until someone with authority says it’s all true, putting their names on an inflammatory letter is rude and irresponsible. Write what you think, but don’t put their names on it. How about writing an article about your experiences, expressing support for the parents who have to go through that situation? Be a responsible author and confirm all facts as absolutely true before lashing out. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/01/health-officials-will-not-investigate-beyonces-baby-delivery/ (Source that says no one was prevented from seeing their baby.)
I agree hundred percent!! it not fair that others parents cant see there own baby just because Jay-z baby was born!!! if they really wanted that privacy well the should have just hire some medical staff for her and her baby at home !! They have the money to do it if the can pay a hospital to do all that on necessary security!! Thank God i was not there having my baby !!! i would have gone crazy and defensively file a law suit against them.!!
It is sad that this happened, however think of what all this fame and fortune has done to our famous favorite people and how it makes them act. I know this is no excuse, but if they wanted THAT kind of protection there should be a hospital for JUST the famous people……just saying
do u all realize you are doing exactly what J&B wanted? what most celebs want? they want u to talk about it. they want you to speculate. they will also get A LOT of money WHEN they finally decide to have an EXCLUSIVE with the highest paying magazine. having money does not make you more important. it just gives you access to some things others may not. personally, i could care less wut blue ivy or ivy blue whatever her name is… im happy that J&B are thrilled to be parents but wut makes their baby more important to another? all babies born are a miricle and are special. remember people… celebrities become celebrities for a reason… dont feel bad about the paparazzi or mobs of people… it is a life they choose and comes with the territory… if they really wanted privacy they would figure out a way with all that money they have… but y when its so much more profitable to stirr up controversy… ahhh fame… it is all just a game lol
It is apparent that some of you have never had a child in the NICU. seconds count when your child is dying. So waiting for a minute may cost you the last seconds of your child life
I dont care HOW MUCH MONEY Their VIP status gave to the hospital…NOT seeing your baby is LUDICROUS & ILLEGAL!
F&%k Beyonce and Jay Z and their pretentious BS!
I hope every single one of those NICU moms files a complaint and civil action against them both.
Lashing out at B and J is so last week! This writer needs to get a life! It’s so old already and I am so tired of seeing all the bashing going on. Stop being so negative! Can you actually confirm that these are the facts? Were you there? By the way.. I am a NICU mom as well…
Uh huh. CYA on the part of the hospital. Probably got lessons from the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic who has his nose so far up the foreign royal Saudi families’ a-holes when they come for procedures..
If anyone has actually looked into this, they would see that these are nothing but mere rumors. Being in the medical field myself, I can assure you that if you even attempted to keep a parent from their child in NICU, the hospital would have sucha lawsuit slapped on it that they would not even get involved in something so ridiculous. Oh yeah, I heard that aliens blew up the sun, and that what we think is the sun, is just a huge alien flashlight…..now you have heard another rumor….anyone care to believe it just because someone said it.
as much as i feel for the parents that were inconvinenced i also feel for Beyonce and Jay. They covered cameras so that pics of there baby and them in a rough time wouldnt be splashed all over the tabloids. Yet here we al are. You know they have a baby there too and they are hurting also. Noone seems to care about that. If you were them you would do the same thing and take the same percautions. This is a high profile baby and we should be willing to do all we can to help that child be strong and healthy as well as the parents.
I think all celebs are crap and I think most the things they do are crap..you knew what you were getting into when you got into this business, so deal with it…all a bunch of dancing monkeys for the world to look at is what they are!!
I can see extreme security measures taken for one reason and one reason only……just waitin for that surrogate mom to come forward……
I have just read this don’t know if it is true or not but if it is I have to say j & b are in the wrong if they did do this – some of you are bashing people that are getting upset with the ones that are getting mad at no being allowed access – being delayed even 1 minute can be the death of your baby – you are not god and don’t know when they pass – and who cares if hospitals bills are paid or not – most of us have insurance anyway – we are talking about innocent babies that are in need of love and support that only there parents can give then – I had a husband that died in ICU and if someone had denied me access for even 1 minute yes it would have made a differance cause in that time I would not have seen my husband when he passed – if they have so much money then let them pay for a private nicu and private doctors, dont let the other people suffer cause you think your baby is more important
I repeat,is everyone sure that Beyonce and Jay-Z even knew how the hospital was treating these other parents. I would imagine they were a little pre-occupied themselves. Maybe the hospital needs to be taken to task for their actions. Maybe they went to far in their quest for the financial gain they were acquiring, that willno doubt help the hospital and improve patient care along the way (we hope). But let’s not keep throwing stones and being haters. Get the facts first of who was actually in charge of the situation, if all the circumstances were made clear to Beyonce and Jay-Z and if apologies are needed then discuss it with the parties involved privately because I’m sure all the public gripping couldn’t be just to get their (your) own 15 minutes of fame,it’s just about the babies right????
I’m really starting to think that she wasn’t the one having the baby, I’m sorry but why do two people need all that room, and why cover the camera’s in the hospital…I can take or leave both of them I’m not a die hard fan but I honestly am starting to believe she faked her pregnancy. Time will tell..Maybe??
…..but either way, surrogate mom or no surrogate mom, there is no excuse for pulling the crap that Jay and Bey pulled…I’m just saying that in my own personal opinion, I have always felt something was off about her pregnancy….and her baby bump never looked real…I always felt she was putting on an act that she was pregnant and paying a surrogate mother….and the extreme measures that were taken were to ensure that their cover wasn’t blown.
lenox hill is just as responsible for letting this go on. they could have had their privacy without disrupting so many families. to the people who commented that “at least the hospital got money and bills were paid…” let’s all remember that when you or your family is in the hospital you are not choosing your care based on whether or not you can afford this. i can say this as a mother of a nicu baby myself and as a critical care nurse… in the end the whole situation is deplorable. greed is a terrible motivator.
Give me a break. This kid is not the second coming and the poor thing is being treated as such. So what that Beyonce got pg. So what there is a song about her. Nice for the parents and child, but what does it do for the rest of us? Nothing. If we would quit pandering to these spoiled overpaid celebrities, then they’d be treated like the rest of us. You wave enough cash in front of anyone though, and you can just about do anything. Even if its shut down a wing of a hospital. I just have no words. Human beings are just plain stupid when it comes to the rich and famous.
I had 2 babies in the NICU and if some one told me i can’t go in to see my baby i would have made my voice heard and tell them i have a right is see my baby no matter what was going on you should not keep a mother from there babies. No matter who it was having a baby Beyonce Jay-Z had no RIGHT to keep the parents from they SICK BABIES they don’t care they have all the money in the world. And to tell told the hospital to listen to them the hospital was in the wrong to every listen to Beyonce Jay-Z to keep the mothers from their SICK BABIES. I will always think differed about Bayonce and Jay-Z they are very very selfish people. What if somthing GOD FORBID were would the staff be at and how would the parents get up to the NICU floor to see if their babies are okay DOES ANYONE CARE about the reguler people no they don’t care because we are not RICH!!!!!!!!!!
I think if they new they were going to be that anal about security they should have thought about something more private and not disrupted a very public hospital..They have the money..They could have set it up to birth at home…Just saying!
Maybe some of you feel differently about the situation than most of us with an heart will agree the situation was wrong. I truly dont believe it was a child being born from her. It had to be the quickest pregnancy in the world. But to deny parents time with there babies its just not Jay & B fault its the hospital fault to for allowing such chaos. If she needed that much privacy and security or felt the life of her unborn was being threatened, aint no place like home.She could have paid for that shit to be done at home. She could have brought a medical team and set up at there house. I mean people it was a lot of angry parents there aint no child no special than any one else. We the people pay for they living the day we stop buying cd’s they life of the rich and famous is over. Yes they owe some apologies and maybe some payments because myself wouldnt have tolerated the drama from them or the hospital it will be some suits lying in the hands of some peers and judges.
You people who are taking up for B and J have obviously never had a child in the NICU for very long. Its apparent you have never had to see your child struggling for their life. How do you know that wasn’t the last chance some of those family members had to see that baby alive? Unless you have been in that situation you should keep your mouth shut. And you also have apparently never seen a NICU bill in your life either, bc unless you have really good insurance you are going to be paying an arm and a leg, not to mention what you pay in stress, worry, and anguish for your struggling child. Their act was selfish and anyone who thinks it wasn’t is probably just as selfish as they were.
I have to say I think what Jay-Z and Beyonce did was good.. Shelter your kids from shutter bugs and people who dont need to be all up in your business… By them doing what they did, they paid a lot of money to the hospital and helped keep costs down for everyone who cant afford their bills.. The writer of these letters who wasnt even a patient at the time.. Needs to GET A GRIP and move the hell on.. Who care what happens now when you were there 7 freaking years ago.. MOVE ON!!
While reports regarding the difficulties that other parents faced during the birth of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s child may have been wildly exagerated, I believe that any inconvenience caused to other parents by this celebrity spectacle (which obviously, there was some, no doubt) was unwarranted and deserves a sincere apology. The reason why celebrity births, etc., continue to get blown out of proportion is because of these unrealistic demands which turn them into a circus.
As a NICU mom I can say what most of you don’t understand is how precious that 30 minutes of holding time is & yes every SECOND of it! These special babies are on schedules of feeding & sleeping, so if you’re late you don’t get more time you lose it. It may not sound like much to you, but to be there & get to take a temp or change a diaper is what we live for in those days. MOST of us have to work while our babies are sick & if all you can do is make the 9:00 feeding & holding time & someone makes you late for that it is VERY hard! It will make you very angry! Just because we are the parents doesn’t mean we get walk in & hold our babies anytime. So until you’ve been there don’t judge! NICU parents go through far more stress than idiots being selfish trying to keep their kid from being seen. I don’t know about you but I could care less about a fake pregnancy & surrogate anyway. Infertility shouldn’t be THAT embarrassing!
Until you’ve walked in their shoes, you shouldn’t judge. No one was barred from seeing their baby all day. They covered the camera’s because they don’t want pictures of their newborn baby online, in tabloids…They live a life where they constantly have to worry about people taking pictures of them, paparazzi stampeding them in public places, stalkers, etc. If they didn’t take extreme measures to protect their child, they would be irresponsible parents. Yes, they chose their famous lives, but that doesn’t mean that they should lead their lives as if they were not famous. They have to protect themselves and now their baby.
NICU mom to a 32 weeker & 7 weeks pregnant with my second! If anyone tried to keep me from my babies I’d sue the crap out of them!! Parents have a god given right to their children!
I am not a fan of Beyonce or Jay-Z. I don’t hate them, don’t love them-they are just …not factors in my life. That said, I can’t believe people actually think this is true.
I think they rented the executive suite that is available at the hospital, and people just went wild with the stories. Get a grip people. Do you know the kind of lawsuits the hospital would have on their hands if this actually happened?
I could see maybe someone getting into an argument with a dickhead member of their security team, but it also isn’t ridiculous to think that a trashy family at the hospital saw this as their chance to cash in.
I agree with Elle. My son was in Nicu for a week. And where does the “tired of stupid people” get off on saying NICU bills are not paid by parents. I paid $10,000 after insurance for my 20% my insurance didn’t cover. If you have never had a child in NICU, then you don’t have a clue!!!!! Perfect example in reading some of these responses.
How many of us buy tabloids or “rag mags”? How many of us check Perez Hilton or People.com? Our interest in celebrities is part of a vicious cycle wherein photos of celebrities and their children (especially newborns) are worth anywhere from $10,000 to a million dollars and photographers will go to great lengths to get that dough. Therefore, celebrities have to go to even greater lengths to protect themselves and their families.
Should it be at the expense of other patients? Absolutely not. But I think it’s worth taking a look at the bigger picture.
i agree with the person who said if privacy was what they wanted…they should have had their child at home…being a grandmother of a granchild who was born with heart problems and in the nicu…everyday was precious for my daughter and her husband to see her child. I don’t care what Beyonce and her hubby paid and that they paid for others…bull! what a ridiculous statement!!! In America we ALL have rights…if they were so big on privacy..they shoud have gone to a private hospital where they could have got this..the bottom line…they were wrong to impede on others…..
how dare you. the ones backing the the rights of these 2…..they made the choice to be famous and all that comes with that…they should not be treated any different than any other parent who has a child..if they wanted that much privacy…..then pay for someone to come to their home and delivery…and some people may not pay….I’m sure of that…but until you know why they dont have the money don’t judge other people…we spend over 50.000 a year to take care of our disabled child…and yes we PAY…we work our butts off…3 jobs…we dont ask for help…..we would be turned down anyway…for many reasons which I will not get into..shame of all of you…..you a what make this country the way it is today….and for those of you who are complaining about the way you were treated…..Dont buy anything to support these 2…I feel for you….I have been in your shoes with a very sick infant. and Believe me….if It would of been me who was refused entry to see my child….hell would of been aid…..you can bet your butt on that……I have done it in the past and will continue to in the future…
I guess no one tells them NO for anything. Putting others at risk is stupid. plain and simple !!! Is a bigger sham that alll they do is show people that money is important and the most important thing in the worlkd. Will kids who dont understand that they way to get whatever you want is to flashj some cash., you want to take over a club to party..go do it its not going to hurt someone. I think sometimes you have to put yourself in someone elses shoes. Are you worried someone else will get a phot and sell it and you wont be able to release the FIRST pic ever see and get millions for it. What the hell are peoples priorities. I have lost respect for them………..
heres what i say…take it up with the freaking hospital…people will do what you allow them to do…if the hospital allowed them to do all these things, then who’s really at fault?!?!?!?
If they wanted that much privacy, she should have done a home birth and hired her own Dr to be there.
Its Bullshit, thats what it is, but this world will continue to contain this crap cause we dont have any care left in this world. Celebrities are people to and they should be treated like everybody else, lest ofcourse everybody else be treated like them.
Damn DISGUSTING!!!!
I agree with Jen. It’s easy for people who never sat in the NICU and had to worry that this could be the last time they saw their child to say people need to relax, but one day as I sat in the NICU feeding my son, monitors started going off in the room next to me and the baby died. The mother who had been sitting there had just left to go to the breast pumping room. So 2 minutes means a lot when the constant fear your child is going to die never leaves your thoughts. Maybe we tend to be sensitive, but it’s because years later you still remember that fear. At least for me.
I am the mother of a preemie who sustained hydrocephalus a result and was in the NICU for 2 months. It was the most difficult thing my husband and I have ever been through and as the letter says, thrived on visits from our family members. We were unable to hold him until the week before he went home and would just spend days staring at his tiny little body struggling to survive. I am sure the profit the hospital made from doing such a thing is nothing compared to a child’s family being able to see him. I sincerely hope this isn’t true. If it is then shame on them and I hope they see that letter and realize that they need to get over themselves.
Also a former NICU parent- it is inconceivable that ANY parent stop, delay, or inconvenience another parent in the NICU. if you haven’t been there, YOU HAVE NNOO IDEA! You really shouldn’t even comment. You can’t imagine how hard it is- ALL of it let alone your tiny bundle of joy all alOne!!!
I am very surprised that there are people out there who would , for their admiration for Beyonce and J-Z as music stars , actually defend such a behavior.
Beyonce is a super star ( and I personally like her a lot!) , but as a new mother she posses not different feelings nor needs than any other mother who happen to be in the hospital at the time, so this behavior had absolutely no excuse.
I agree with all the people who suggested Beyonce and J-Z should have privately hired medical personal if they felt so cautious about the “public eyes” . Lenox Hill is one of the busiest hospitals in NYC, so expectations about total privacy is absurd.
My sister had a baby at the same hospital 5 months ago, they paid for the private room and were in NICU because baby came pre-mature .Her and her husband payed their bills in full!
If this is true shame on the hospital for allowing this to happen !
How do you have time to write a letter to Jay z and beyonce when you have a sick baby that needs all your attention and love! Take the gift basket and move on stop this non sence do you think they reading this ! They did what they had to do now do what you have to do move on. All these children that were in the hospital with there baby was given the absolute best care! No children died can you say the same for those less fortunate not be in that hospital no cause you don’t caRe about them!
and they thought michael jackson was crazy, welcome to the world of being paranoid parents!!!
My son was in NICU for 12 days and then passed away. I was only given 12 days to get to know him. I would not give up my right to see my son for anybody, especially for Jay Z and Beyonce. Most children abducted are from normal families and not stars. What the hell, I will never listen to them again, not that I did alot before! My son was just as important as their daughter, and anybody elses child for that matter. Really, who do they think they are. What assholes.
Hopefully you will never get to experience being a parent to a child in the NICU. Waiting and watching to see if the monitors are going to sound the alarm when your child stops breathing again for the second time, and you wait as your spouse takes what seems like forever to hold you hand as they are srcubbing in. You just hope that they will get to your baby’s bedside in time to say ‘hello’ or maybe ‘goodbye’. I am a NICU parent and paid almost a million USD through my insurance for my triplets to be in the NICU, so to the idiot who said NICU parents don’t pay, you can go whistle.
The blame is being completely misplaced in this situation. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what Beyonce and Jay Z wanted or what thier overzealous security detail TRIED to do, it comes down to LENOX HILL HOSPITAL and thier inability to properly control this situation. LENOX HILL HOSPITAL should have been the ones who dictated the final say about how Beyonce’s security was gonna deal w/possible fans trying to sneek a peek. Furthermore, if the Carters needed THAT amount of privacy, then they should have rented an ENTIRE FLOOR so that no other patients would have been there to begin with. Renting out a partial wing of the maternity ward will only offer so much privacy and the hospital should have had the common sense to realize that other parents and their families needed reasonable acess to thier rooms, especially the NICU.
If it hasn’t already been said, there are other celebrities w/far more money and clout who manage to give birth in other hospitals across the country w/no disruptions on other patients and thier families on the same floor. A recent and perfect example of this- Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon. Mariah is known to be “real extra” with her diva demands, and even then, no other patients complained about them when she gave birth to her twins. Just sayin….
To have the cameras covered wasn’t to “protect” them from any “crazies”, It was to stop anyone from taking pictures. They made medical staff give up their phones so they wouldn’t take pictures. All because they wanted to be able to sell the first baby pictures of their “daughter”?? (who really knows if she’s not from a surrogate) for the most money. No other reason. They had security already to protect them from anyone trying to get in. They are just GREEDY and SELFISH!!
@ Tired of stupid people- you’re one of the stupid people we’re tired of. You are obviously oblivious and ignorant. I agree with the lady who wrote the letter- Beyonce and Jay Z are not royalty, they shouldn’t have a right to cover camera’s and establish king of the mountain over the hallways- this makes me not respect them at all. Its pretty trashy in my opinion. Your child is no more special than all the other babies in the NICU. Idiots.
wow…is life so boring that before any of the facts are present, rumor is deemed true? and the rumor is to be speculated and dissected to the point a silly letter and silly comments are to be made….without proof? I pity the decline of society with such advancements…I suppose the human race truly does decline in intellect …..due to not using the mind along with discerning thought. for all intense and purposes this was a waste of time… everyone sounded like a true chicken head bravo too you. I pray future descendants will not inherent the ignoramus gene. What ever happened to judging a person by getting to know them, instead of judging them on someone else’s opinion and made up story’s? I’d hate for any of your or my children to go through such a thing, imagine how their parents feel. or how they feel. slandering and gossiping =low class
So….I only read a few of the comments on here and it’s so funny how much is being said based on what seems like just the info posted here, If your all that interested and concerned about this bogus situation has anyone explored other sites? Thers’s plenty of comments from actual parents who were actually there and if I’m not mistaken J and B’s baby was ok and really had no business being in the NICU in the 1st place. My baby was in the NICU for weeks immedialty after birth enduring major surgeries and back n forth rollercoasters of stable and not. If for one second I was asked to leave or prohibited from returning Ide be so far up that hospital’s ass immediatly. There’s obviously plenty of room for error as far as what trully occured and i like the one theory of a commenter re: this being a publicity thing cuz somebody’s gonna pay big to hear the truth but all in all…this is a very real life situation for some people out there. This was a true fear of some mother who hadn’t left her babies bed for days except when the shift changes twice n u have to, maybe to finally let the sun warm her face only to return to be told she had to wait to enter. At that very moment just a “few minutes” was probably the scariest most terrifying tiem for her. It would be nice if we lived in a “do unto others” type thinkimg world but we dont and now this is the kind of senseless crap i feel prompted to spend 20 minutes of my life on. I think i’ll go back to what matters…my life.
I couldnt help myself…one more thing. I’m sure they named her “Blue Ivy” cuz It’d be a dope rappet’s name,,,,but I think it sounds closer to that of a stripper. Tamato tomoto….LOL
I don’t understand how anyone can suggest this is gossip. A man complained to the media that he was held up by Beyonce’s security. It seems more plausible to me that an average person is less willing to ruin their reputation by lying and slandering someone in the media than it does that a celebrity who (it has been confirmed) brought her own security detail did not cause any problems. The hospital did not say there were no problems, it said no one complained to them. The man did, however, complain to the New York Times. Plus, if a hospital is willing to cater to a celebrity couple (or any super rich person) to the extent that they allow them to bring their own security, do you really think they care what the little people think? I’m sure there will be a lawsuit, and then all of the facts will come out. But I guess we’ll never know the truth in an unbiased way BECAUSE THEY COVERED THE SECURITY CAMERAS, which is half the problem. Ugh.
Well said CAROLYN……bout sums it up as well as could be.
The only people who know what went on at the hospital are the people who were there. And some of them were probably sensationalizing things because of heightened emotions. To complain about something that may not have even happened is just silly.
Hey Diana- you said:
“for all intense and purposes this was a waste of time”"
Wow. Lofty. Except…..the phrase is:
“FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.”
When you want to diss from your mighty pulpit make sure you don’t use ignorant verbage
Hey yahoudi, thanks for the correction, one spelling mistake and the grammar and punctuation police seem to try and use that to slam your comment down how weak..aww and how “cute” thanks for the smile .still meant what I said, speculating on an unproven event , is pointless and silly, Why haven’t these supposed parents filed a lawsuit? but instead just run their mouth? and why when one person complained another all of a sudden came forword? money hungry vultures that is why with no basis nor proof. For one thing, Beyonce’s child and her had a private room, security at her door, not all over a whole hospital wing. nor did they rent out a whole hospital wing for 1.3 million like some idiots are claiming, the hospital’s statement knocked that out of the scenario , she purchased a private room, and paid the normal rate. I am not into Jay z, he is a talentless hack and he is fugly in the looks department sucking off of other’s talent , Beyonce, she can sing, and can sing live as well without auto toon she has talent heck she is pretty too, but, i am not into her style so not a fan either i just am a person using my discerning brain and seeing what this is. Vultures scraping for money with no basis based on the facts so far. Show me proof this happened and i will change my tune till then.tootle loo .
Wasn’t a smile- it was a sarcastic “wink”. Sorry, but the misuse of that phrase ["intents and purposes"] is a pet peeve, and while your pity seems to be justified to yourself [for society at large], I’ll target mine (for now) to those ignorant of the correct usage of idioms
whilst on their pulpit pontificating about the decline of our society.
And emoticons apparently are in need of elucidation as well :-O
i don’t understand why she didn’t set a hospital up in her house!!
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I’ve had both of my kids in the Neo-Natal unit so I fully understand the desire to be with your kid. However, most Neo-Natal units I know have pretty much around the clock access to babies unless they are cleaning or having some procedure done. I’ve had to wait a few minutes to see my babies, it wasn’t the end of the world. So I think the vitriol is a little much, assuming that what has been published is true. What if people exaggerated? Even if they didn’t, how is this Jay and B’s fault- they wanted to have their baby in a safe place. How people think they are somehow demons because not them but the hospital allegedly made some people wait a few minutes is beyond me.
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