"In my humble opinion, this is a terribly broken "system" if the nurses really don't have time to do their jobs - and that includes assisting breastfeeding mothers and babies!" Linda - I do think it is a terribly broken system. Every time the hospitals make cuts they seem to cut back on nurses. The nurses in several hospitals here in Boston, where mergers are rampant, wear badges saying, "Every patient deserves a nurse". One local hospital had 2 IBCLCs who due to staff cuts are now back to staff nurse positions. When I had my babies in hospital I was extremely grateful Dad was around because the nurses often weren't. I don't blame the nurses for this, I blame far from perfect health care system with its rocket-propelled discharge. In England, I believe, it's almost unthinkable for Mom to be discharged 2 days postpartum and baby stay in hospital. And I still worry about the moms in hospital who are exhausted and have no support. Anne Merewood