Jaye writes:

 

I just got a call from a mommy (of a barely 2 day old) in pain with level 9
L-O pain and a level 6 nursing pain with scabs and bleeding whose nurses at
hospital told her everything with the latch looked great so just hang in
there and handed her a nipple shield and a list with my number on it - the
list was a good thing!  I'll go see her bright and early Sunday morning and
see how I can help her without violating the new SoP.  Wish me luck...Not
sure I can do it.  Had to violate it already by giving her information on
how to treat those scabby, bleeding nipples with Polysporin...there I go,
recommending treatment for a medical condition and recommending the use of a
drug with which to treat appropriately...hmmm...

 

Jaye,

I hope you're not assuming that those nurses acted in bad faith.  They
probably truly didn't know what to do.  I'm sure they just couldn't tell
what was wrong and the BEST thing they could have done (and did) was what we
WANT them to do---refer out to someone who knows what to do!  Yes, I know,
the nipple shield was not great, but I would rather assume that these nurses
were trying to help---at least they got part of it right, as you say.

 

Melinda Lueck, RN,BSN,IBCLC,LCCE

Toledo, Ohio

 

 

 

 

 


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