I think exploring ways of assessing bf could be useful in certain circumstances. > >Jan DeCoopman did one on BREASTS (Mom does the scoring.) >B- Baby awake >R- baby Rooting >E- baby takes in Enough of areola >A- Active suckling >S- Swallowing heard >T- Time- actively swallowing for 10-40 minutes >S- Satisfaction, baby Settles down Potential problems here - haven't we been discussing the importance of getting away from *timing* a feed? <snip> > >I think this is an area that needs to be explored further in the clinical >arena. Yes, and I agree mother and carer need to be helped to look for the same things, and for the carer to take a mother's assessment seriously. I am tired of what happens so often here (UK) - mother says 'but it hurts' and carer says 'but the baby is on fine'...and then leaves it at that. >Sorry so long, I got carried away because I think this is an area that >needs great improvement in the average hospital. Pat in SNJ > Too true. Heather Welford Neil NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html