Kristen asked for ideas of what doctors should avoid saying. I have one:
- Sore nipples are normal in the first days, and they need rest to heal. Mom should sleep through the night and have someone bottle feed the baby for a few days, so she can rest and the nipples can heal!
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Subject: [LACTNET] What not to say?
Hi all!
The standard "what to tell physicians when I have a chance to educate them"
with a twist: I've been asked to speak to our family medicine residents for
1 hour, and the (wise) resident organizing this asked me to discuss "what
not to do and say" - i.e. things physicians say that discourage
breastfeeding, whether inadvertantly or not, though preferably the
inadvertant ones.
In a post from today, I've gleaned these ideas:
-scheduling is necessary
-supplementing is necessary
-baby should be sleeping through the night
-cosleeping is dangerous
What are your other favorites in this category??
(What a great opportunity! - maybe a short educational booklet of "common
things we tell mothers that can harm breastfeeding outcomes" could be put
together out of this! one of my next tasks is the "provider resources" page
of our breastfeeding web area w/in the dept of health...)
Cheers,
Kirsten Berggren, PhD, CLC
(Acting in my role as)
Breastfeeding Promotion and Education
Office of the Breastfeeding Coordinator
Vermont Department of Health
Burlington, Vermont
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