Heidi wrote:
>
>be sure to ask mothers the "will you be =
>breastfeeding?" question in a manner that does not allow for a simple =
>Yes/No response.  In other words: "Will You be Breastfeeding?"  Mom =
>says: "NO" ... this "No" makes it very difficult to introduce any =
>feedback ... we don't know why she said no and we move into the pushy =
>territory if we continue once she says "No."

I agree that "yes" or "no" questions can limit discussion. In some situations, why not just assume that the mother will be breastfeeding? As a staff nurse in the NICU, when I'd meet a mom for the first time I would ask her how breastfeeding/pumping was going. Kind of sneaky, but it often worked. The mom may not have planned to breastfeed, but she hadn't planned to have a sick or premature baby, either.

Jennifer Herrin, RN, IBCLC
Germany

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