Yes, LLL has 24 hour service; however since Leaders are volunteers and
usually mothers with children, a middle of the night phone call will
disturb the whole family. Why not suggest a call earlier in the day?
Many times women have been concerned about "the problem" all day and now
they wait to call in the middle of the night? How many physicians enjoy
being awaken in the middle of the night? - and they are getting paid for
it - and well. In 18 years of LLLLeadership, I have gotten maybe 2 late
or middle of the night phone calls and neither one was an emergency. In
fact, one woman said, "well I was just sitting here feeding the baby and
I was wondering....." Well I was asleep with my nursing baby at the
breast all warm and cuddly. Wouldn't it be nice if people thought about
these things in advance?
Mary Kay Smith, IBCLC
Romeoville IL near Chicago

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