> As a result many of my clients are sent automatically to a prticular IBLC who > give very inaccurate information and encourages the women to pump and feed > EBM rather than putting their babies to the breastr. She teaches a popular class > in which she instructs moms that babies earlier than 35 weeks will not be > able to nurse so to pump and bottle exculsivly until they get big enough. > Treesa, I wonder if this IBCLC would be willing to meet with you and some other doulas to have a discussion about ways to support these families of early babies. Perhaps you could invite her to give you an account of what happens to a mother and baby from the time the baby is admitted to the NICU until discharge. Then you could outline for the LC a portrait of mother/infant difficulties after hospital discharge and the things you have tried to bring the breastfeeding couple back together. Whether or not you agree with her approach, it may be the only one available to her, given the policies of her NICU. Until she gets a better picture of the difficulties you face, she can't see past the time those babies are in her care. Likewise, if you see what challenges she is facing you can build a plan for supporting these families before, during and after their hospital stay. Just a thought, Jeanne Mitchell, RN, IBCLC Austin, TX *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html