Karen writes: I was wondering if any WIC LC's or PC's had found any useful ways to help mothers decrease the use of "buckets" and encouage more in arms mothering. I would love to see them discouraged in the clinic but don't think it would fly. ~~ Are the moms bringing the babes in these buckets then sitting the buckets on the floor? No matter how many times it's been mopped or disinfected, that would be a place where many shoes have trod and the potential for picking up bacteria or dirt, which then gets taken home with the baby, is a possibility. Could the office say that to further protect little ones, please do not put children or anything they are seated in, on the floor? Maybe if the mom had to sit with the bucket in her lap the whole time, it would make less sense to use it? Peace, Judy, not a WIC LC, just musing... Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL Brooklyn, NY, USA **************Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the U.S. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002) *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome