Louise Dumas wrote: < I was sad to read other posts specifically stating to absolutely keep mothers and newborns away from any nurse....or any hospital... Just remember our countries are sooooo different in terms of perinatal services....and not all professionals are bad... and not all hospitals are doing badly ...> <So please, we shall try to focus on educating everyone towards a bf culture but without pointing to any particular group....I find it demotivating...since everyone is doing the best he/she can to promote.> So well said, Louise. After all, in many cases such as p.c. feedings, while the LC and others view it as hospital or professional mismanagement, for years, all the HCP has been trying to do at that moment in time is follow Rule # 1 - Feed the baby. K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC Dayton, Ohio Respectful, continuing education, and verbal public appreciation for small improvements follows the old adage "Honey catches more flies than vinegar." It has been said that teachers need to think of themselves as fountains because 95% of all they try to teach often goes down the drain! ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. *********************************************** 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