Hi, All: Wouldn't it be easier to have the baby brought in for nursings? I would think it would be easier for the baby to nurse face-down than to pump "face-up". The hospital I'm in welcomes rooming-in babies as long as there is a responsible adult present at all times to care for the baby. Arrange for a private room and a crib for the baby. we've even had babies visiting for the day in a semi-private room, as long as the responsible adult is present. The psychological healing benefits to the mother (and baby!) would be tremendous. And the staff would love the chance to ohh and ahh over a baby! Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC(UCLA-trained) Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL (USA) *********************************************** 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(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html