In a message dated 10/1/00 7:17:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< So her philosophy as I
 understood it is to ask "how is bf going" and if the mom says fine, even if
 there are bottles all over the room, she leaves her card and the hosp bf
 booklet saying here are some tips that will help you with bf or make bf
 easier and lets it go. I asked what if there are bottles when you come in or
 the baby was in nsy last nite when you get report, and she replied what does
 that say about the moms' committment to bf? She does not assume, as I would,
 that the mom just didn't have the info, >>

I agree with you Laurie. I would assume that the mom didn't have the correct
info. I can't tell you how many times I start reviewing the BF info with a
mom & she says the night nurse never told her that. Some of these nurses
actually suggest that they feed the breast babies in during the night so that
mom can get some much needed rest. One bottle or 2 won't interfere with
breastfeeding.

<<My mgr likes this approach as several
pts did not like when the LC gave info on problems that can occur with
supplements.>>

Isn't it our responsibility to give patients correct information whether they
like it or not? They can always choose to ignore the info. But I think that
they need to hear the best information at least once.

Laura Hart

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