Debbie, I work in a hospital setting and last month had a horrible cold. I had to take about a week and half to get better, but returned to work after taking a week off. If I felt that I still might be contagious, I just stayed in my office making phone calls and doing paper work. It is tough, but the mothers and babies health is more important than helping them with breastfeeding. The staff can step in and help them when needed. Ann Perry, RN IBCLC Boston, MA *********************************************** 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