Jean
Thanks for the suggestions. The consensus seems to be exactly what you are
saying.
My frustration is that this is not a new service, many nurses already are
passive aggressive, there have been some pretty nasty scenes already, very
unfortunate. One nurse publicly stated that I was purposely jeopardizing
babies health by causing them to be jaundiced and hypoglycemic by advocating
bf, and that I wanted moms to bf only to keep my job. I seriously considered
bringing a slander suit against her. I was dumbfounded. She was reprimanded.
I have been a nurse for 20 yrs and many yrs in the nicu so I do not believe
they have any more to keep up w/ than I do. However since upper mgmt says
they want to be Baby Friendly, I must believe that they do and it is my
dept's job to really implement it I guess. After 2+ yrs here, I am wearing
thin. I guess it is showing. I will have to renew my faith in the whole
process of change and keep up the good fight. Thanks for the encouragement
and the reality check.
Laurie

Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC
Violet Louisiana, s.e. USA

______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

             ***********************************************
The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html