It's late and my computer literate family is asleep.  My 9 year old begs to
use AOL daily and I fear the next months Discover bill.  Here I go alone and
hopefully this works.
      I'm Sharon Lemon, RN, CLE living in West Chicago, IL.  The hospital I
work at is using me as an LC and funding it purely by a grant.  It has been
very successful and well received.

"Congratulations"!!! Elisa Hirsch for getting on......and you were looking to
me for help.

We have been doing home visits post-discharge for one year.  The nurses that
are involved are not LC's but, have been positive forces in promoting
breastfeeding.  They have been those interested parties that attend
breastfeeding talks I have presented.  They also do not hesitate to call me
with any concerns.

:)I like to have moms count suckle bursts when beginning breastfeeding to
encourage them to watch baby and not the clock.....I still get comments..."So
should I put baby on each side for 10 min"?....I repeat my instructions and
later when I return they report sucks not minutes.

I did it!....Sharon Lemon