> Linda Smith's post about epidurals and breastfeeding fired me up.
>    It is essential to collaborate with other members of the healthcare team
>in situations where breastfeeding is not going well, particularly after a
>high-tech birth.

See, *this* is why my house doesn't get cleaned if I read lactnet.  I just
thought of a simple expedient, at least in my case.  I alway send a report
to the baby's dr, and have begun sending a copy to the OB floor's head nurse
as well, ostensibly for her files, in actuality to try to advance the
information base there.

My report has a summary at the top (mother's name, ped's name, baby's name,
birth date and weight, date of visit, recommendations).  It wouldn't be hard
to add a line listing mom's labor drugs, without comment, just as a
matter-of-fact part of the summary, and let the evidence build up for both
ped and hospital over time.  Hmmm....

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC  Ithaca, NY

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