Just want to add additional musings to the discussion on gloves - I heartily agree with all points brought up, expecially in this day and age the need not only to protect the patient but also the HCP. I almost never wear gloves or cots (very rarely feel the need to stick a finger in a baby's mouth) for one very important reason. The message that is being sent to the mother about her breasts and her milk - that she may perceive that the HCP may be perceiving her breasts and milk as "dirty" even with the most thorough explanation. When wondering whether to wear gloves or not I would certainly not only err on the side of caution, but also look at other factors, such as how high risk is the population you are serving? Our hospital serves what is considered a very low risk population in terms of HIV, hepatitis, etc. One thing that makes me really crazy is that the only bags we have to put small amts of EBM which have been drawn up into a syringe is lab specimen ziplocs with a large BIOHAZARD logo and the word emblazoned across it. AAAGH. Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving to all - even tho we may not think it, we all have much to be thankful for. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [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