The current discussion, loosely based on who breastfeeds and why, has been
very thought provoking!
BWC's most recent post with its emphasis on the importance of skin/skin was
beautifully put, (as usual :) ) and exactly what I was thinking!   Having been
an LC for  10 years (almost), emphasis on this becomes MORE and more important
to what I do in the hospital setting.   As a new LC to my current hospital (2
mths) with 5 other LCs, I already have a reputation as being THE most
invested in skin/skin but I truly believe that this is the foundation from which
breastfeeding is built.
Since the OBs and CNMs can best begin this process by both impacting the
feeding choice decision and initiating and promoting this practice, I would love
to get some input from fellow hospital based LCs regarding how their LC dept
interacts with them at your hospital.
At my hospital, we have little interaction other than to receive referrals
and that was the case at the last hospital I worked as well.
I had an interesting but probably very familiar to many of you, interaction
with an older CNM the other day. She came into the patient's room in the middle
of a consult and very politely sat down to watch what I was doing. At the end
she remarked on the "comfortable" positioning of Mom and babe skin/skin and
how she hopes that I can "change" the fact that this is practiced and
emphasized so little. I, of course, chuckled (knowing the obstacles involved) but it
made me wonder if there were better models for communicating between these
disciplines. Any ideas??
Lynn Shea Rn,Bsn,Ibclc
Franklin,Massachusetts

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