Cathy writes in regards to pedi who wanted to separate baby from mom with fever: "Mother's temp was actually down to normal, so I got him to agree that it was OK for the baby to nurse. Then I told him that I would give the family some literature to reassure them about maternal illness and breastfeeding. I gave the family a copy of Jack Newman's You Should Continue Breastfeeding http://www.kellymom.com/newman/illness_mother_baby_01-03.html (updated in 2003) and of course I left a copy for the ped in an envelope. I also wrote a note to say that along with our role of supporting and assisting with breastfeeding, we also have the role of educating patients and staff and that any time he wanted us to allay his patient's fears with educational handouts to please contact us ... we have a wealth of material and we're always happy to fulfill that part of our role as LC's. ;-) ;-) I do hope he reads the handout. Does anyone have any good ideas about how to handle such a situation?" You handled it beautifully! Next time I'm guessing he won't make the same recommendation. Kathy Boggs, RN, IBCLC *********************************************** 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