I was just teaching a class to outreach workers - Keys to Caregiving, it's called - but I always put some breastfeeding into it... Well, I was reviewing the necessity of OBSERVING a mother and not just taking her word that she knows things - as part of the 4-step teaching program (Assessment, education, demonstration, feedback) - such as breastfeeding, mixing formula, etc. One of the workers, an experienced one, agreed and gave an example that brought tears to my eyes - a baby had a white mouth, and they thougth it had thrush...when the worker observed that the mother would mix the formula, put it, nipple and all (which was wet with the formula on the inside when it was shaken), into a microwave - heated it then put it in the baby's mouth!!!! Baby would pull and back away, but mom was VERY insistent! Another reason for breastfeeding???? Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC Vacaville, CA *********************************************** 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