Hi, Diane: Just curious - why do you use a can of tuna? Your comment reminded me of what I used to do as a staff nurse when I would have blood come up from the blood bank ice-cold and the doctor's order was to administer it to the patient the minute I received it. Hanging cold blood is a no-no as not only is it quite uncomfortable, sometimes painful, to the patient, but the cold will cause vasospasms along the vein. Not a good idea. So, what to do. I used to put the unit of blood in its plastic IV bag under my arm and go about my business for 15-20 minutes until my body temperature warmed the unit of blood, then go into the patient's room and hang it per the doctor's order. I also recommended to a dad once, to put the bottle of cold EBM under his arm to warm after he called in a panic stating that his baby would only take a bottle if it was body temperature. Pam Hirsch, BSN,RN,IBCLC 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html