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"Marie Davis, Rn, Clc" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 17 Mar 1999 00:18:29 EST
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I have been asked to post this case to the list for general input from
Lactnet's collective breastfeeding friendly minds. What are your thoughts? How
would you handle a similar situation?
Young teenage mom delivers a baby she plans to give up for adoption. She
begins to breastfeed the baby. She began nursing without the urging of anyone
on staff. LC supports her efforts and gives info on safely drying up when the
time comes. Mom's father complains to the powers that be, LC gets called on
the carpet for supporting the breastfeeding. Official believes that LC talked
mom into nursing. Official believes that it is bad to let the birth mom
breastfed because she will have a heightened grief response after the baby is
adopted out. Both the LC and the Official believe they are doing this in the
interest of the mother and baby.
LC's stand on the issue is questioned:
1. The birth mom (even though she is very young) has a right to decide what
she does  with her baby.
2. Maybe she has a reason for breastfeeding while she can, perhaps for one of
many benefits for the baby that she heard about in teen prenatal group (mom
informed LC that she intends to give baby up for adoption)
3. Grief reaction may be lessened because she did what she could do for the
baby while she could.
4. LC didn't talk mom into trying to breastfeed, mother made that decision on
her own.
TIA
Marie Davis, RN, IBCLC

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