Let me get this straight. The nurses were too busy to help C/S moms with baby care? I thought hospitals were for people who were too sick or injured to take care of themselves! How can a "health care facility" get away with this?! I'm certainly not blaming the nurses. (Although there are a few....) The vast majority of nurses, especially maternity and pediatric nurses that I've had the privilege of meeting, teaching, or working with over the years are WONDERFUL, caring, smart, creative and talented professionals and individuals. They work in a "system" that does not adequate acknowledge (nor pay) them for what they are worth. 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 J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre Dayton, OH USA http://www.bflrc.com