I just had to share my day.  3 1/2 yrs ago I made a special friend in my
nursing moms support group.  She ended up with an emergency C-Section after
laboring for hours.  Her baby wasn't at the breast for 14 hours.  He was a terrible
nurser for a long while.  She had every nipple problem under the sun,
including Raynaud's.  She had terrible pain as a child playing in the cold.  Even a
neurologist told her there was no such thing.  I supported her through all of
this, finally at three months she was nursing without pain and enjoying her
baby.  During all of this she had become depressed.  She is a veterinarian and
felt she bonded better with her animals than her own child.  After getting a
little help with Paxil for a while she finally felt together.  She has always been
so grateful for my support.  Today she had her 2nd C-Section (some of our
groups of OB/GYNs are NOT allowed to V-Bac a patient).  I was with her and her
husband in the OR and Recovery room.  I had the baby at the breast in 45
mintues!  A true miracle at our hospital!  And he was back at the breast again in 3
hours and then an hour and a half later.  She was so happy.  She is still
nursing her 3 1/2 yr old.  I knew the staff would look at her as being too much
work (and a little "out there" with her thinking) in their busy day.  I really
didn't want her to have a negative experience again.  I feel good today. I just
wish all patients could have this experience.  The staff is just too busy.

Pam Hendrix, RN, IBCLC
S. Florida Hospital Based


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