No gloves unless brand mew baby who still may have blood on them from
childbirth and also want baby to be colonized with mom's bacteria, not
mine.

Sheena Carnes, BSN, RN, LLLL, IBCLC
On Jan 31, 2012 6:00 PM, "Colette" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> In practice, I never wear gloves unless checking baby's mouth/suck,
> dealing with open skin or MRSA or something like that.  Hand washing always
> done of course.
>
> Personally, my last birth (9 months ago) the IBCLC wore gloves after my
> c-section and honestly, my first thought was...OMG...is there something
> wrong?  Am I dirty?  Silly perhaps, but went through my head.
>
> Colette L. Baran, IBCLC in chilly Massachusetts
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