I need help from all of you 'Wise Ones',
I work in a large level 3 NICU as the LC (16 paid hours/week).  When I
first started there almost 6 years ago I found it to not be very
breastfeeding friendly.  I can't in all honesty describe it as
breastfeeding friendly now, but we usually have 75-85% of our moms
pumping and or breastfeeding.  Many of the nurses refer any/all
breastfeeding questions and/or issues to me.  We had a baby admitted
last week whose mom was still breastfeeding her 26 month old.  I didn't
tell anyone else because I was fairly sure it would cause a sensation
among the nurses.  Apparently, the mom mentioned it when I was off and
today I was bombarded with questions about her "abnormally long
breastfeeding".  I tried to explain that it wasn't necessarily
abnormally long and there were definite benefits to both mom and
toddler.  Does anybody have any other ideas or ways I could have done a
better job with these young (average age late 20's) nurses?  They are
only gradually (also read slowly) learning that the breast has any
function other than sexual.
                                           Becky B. RNC IBCLC

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