As a non-licensed LC in private practice, I have a 'permission slip' at the bottom of my new client information form (which the client fills out for me) which says in part, ".....I understand that this may involve touching my baby and/or my breasts." The client signs right below this. I also ask, "May I touch?" before I do so, **always**. Karen Zeretzke, MEd, IBCLC Baton Rouge, Louisiana [log in to unmask] http://www.prairienet.org/laleche/bfcost.html