This for Debbie Albert and her frustrations....just a bit further South on 
the penisula known as Florida take all your frustrations and add the dimensions 
of multi culture.
Just last week I "bragged" too soon on the classes we were implementing for 
the staff at our facility to all get it right on the same page.  Well this am 
in report I was told the totally breastfeeding mom was sending her baby to the 
nursery and the staff fed the baby 50 ml and 60ml the next two feedings.  The 
mom was weaing hard shells with the small openings because the enthusiastic RN 
thought they would be helpful for sore nipples.  The next door patient had 
shells on because the same nurse thought they might be better than breast pads 
to keep the moisture away from the skin on a Mom who had her milk come in 
overnight.  So here I come to clarify but it seems more like confuse the situation 
more....only thing I had going were my credentials.  This lovely night nurse 
must have been asleep or half asleep during the mandatory class.  So its not 
only sleepy or doped up Moms but often sleepy and dopey RNs and staff.  
Left them to my colleagues as I had to run up to another hospital where my 6 
week old granddaughter was being admitted for fever of unknown origin with 
probably same bug as her Mommy had last week.  Was glad to see no one tried to 
keep Mom from breastfeeding a perfectly willing baby who was as "traumatized" by 
4 IV attempts and labs draws as her poor parents were....my daughter said the 
staff told her to breastfeed her baby to help her forget the multiple needle 
sticks and failed IV attempts.  IV finally got in and Mom did the only thing 
she could do....breastfeed. It helped both Mom and baby and Grannie to see her 
couplet snuggled together.  A problem tonight maybe no cobedding.  
So Debbie how do we get the peds and obs to understand the issues they 
initiate by providing conflicting  information?   Will the docs in Florida or US 
ever get it?
Leanne Jewell RNC, IBCLC, LCCE, FACCE

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