Thank you to all who took the time to answer me about their job descriptions. I tried to answer back but in case I missed someone, I wanted to thank you all. It is great hospitals and physicians are finally recognizing the value of a separate position, but it is still important everyone in the hospital be supportive. I recently heard a receptionist make a negative comment about nursing and realized that could impact a new parent too. I wil keep you posted if any new developments occur with the reality of a job description in my institution. Enjoy the rest of summer, always too short in my mind, just like my children's babyhood and nursing. Held my friend's 5 week old baby today, (nursing beautifully), and reminiscing a little. Warm regards, Ellen Bane Mahony, RN, MS, LCCE, IBCLC [log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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