Dear Stacy, snip... "On the plus side, it has been decided that the first feed, breast or bottle, will be observed by an RN or LC (of which I am the only one), rather than instituting some arbitrary waiting period before first feed." "Was this not the case already? If baby is feeding within the first hour of birth (recovery period), there should be an RN (even better if educated in breastfeeding basics) in attendance one-on-one anyway, correct?" ...snip What comes to my mind, having worked as a staff nurse in labor and delivery for years. At the minimum, the first 5-10 minutes of every baby's first feeding should be observed by a RN or LPN ... bottle-fed or breastfed. Optimal is for the whole first feeding to be observed and parents 'assisted' prn. Bottle-fed babies especially have some fast flow and swallow issues and parents need to be taught to pace the feeding, or assist the parents with baby's gagging, etc. Observing baby's feeding and helping parents learn to observe baby's feeding too is not a breastfeeding issue, it is an issue for all baby's learning to eat. Rachel A. Miller RN, IBCLC in snowy south carolina *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html