Hi All,
>
>       I'm interested to know how different places are providing help to bfing
> moms and babes following early hospital discharge.  Usually people are
sent
> home within 48hours after a straightforward delivery around here.  We
used
> to have homevisits routinely ordered for all bfing primips ( and others
> prn) that were paid for by the government health service The visiting
nurse
> could assess whether more  than one visit was necessary, but at least one
> was always made, unless the recipients flatly refused. I find some new
> parents seem to be in denial about anything being amiss with their
feeding,
> and will assure you on the phone that everything is fine, and will
decline
> any offers of visits.  I would like to see visits made routinely-- just
> part of normal postpartum care--.  I think we could prevent problems, or
at
> least catch them before they become overwhelming.
>       How are other places managing?  What sort of community based care would
> you like to see?  E-mail me privately or put on Lactnet.
>                               Thanks'
>                                       Paula Conning, IBCLC,BScN
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>               (in Orangeville,Ontario--It's actually sunny and above freezing!!)
>