Cathy writes in regards to pedi who wanted to separate baby from mom with
fever: "Mother's temp was actually down to normal, so I got him to agree that it
was OK for the baby to nurse.  Then I told him that I would give the family
some literature to reassure them about maternal illness and breastfeeding.
I gave the family a copy of Jack Newman's  You Should Continue Breastfeeding
http://www.kellymom.com/newman/illness_mother_baby_01-03.html (updated in
2003) and of course I left a copy for the ped in an envelope. I also wrote a note
to say that along with our role of supporting and assisting with
breastfeeding, we also have the role of educating patients and staff and that any time he
wanted us to allay his patient's fears with educational handouts to please
contact us  ... we have a wealth of material and we're always happy to fulfill
that part of our role as LC's.  ;-)  ;-)

I do hope he reads the handout.
Does anyone have any good ideas about how to handle such a situation?"

You handled it beautifully! Next time I'm guessing he won't make the same
recommendation.

Kathy Boggs, RN, IBCLC

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