Mary writes:

It makes  sense to me that, if a
motherbaby is having breastfeeding difficulty, part  of the discharge plan is
a referral to an appropriate source of  help/support.  Surgical patients have
a plan; in some hospital  systems, a f/u appointment is made before baby is
discharged.  Could  not breastfeeding assistance be part of discharge
planning, with the  appropriate appointment made before discharge? 


I think it all goes back to the idea that breastfeeding still is not normal  
nor necessary. A baby who cannot breastfeed should not be discharged ever  
without appropriate follow-up in place. Would they send home an artificially fed  
baby who couldn't bottlefeed? Not likely, unless a feeding tube and referrals 
 for follow-up were in place, something appropriate. Breastfeeding still 
isn't  normal, or babies who have trouble eating normally would never be sent home 
 without proper support both nutritional and functional and hopefully  
emotional.
Silly me, thinking that breastfeeding is just normal human behavior and  
every baby should be able to do it or get help to do it to the best of their  
ability...
 
Peace,
Judy  

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA


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