As a hospital based LC time management is one of my biggest hurdles. The
thing that has helped me the most is to go to the shift change report every
morning. I hear about each mom and baby on the floor and how they are doing.
This way the nurses don't have to track me down as I have the same
information that they do. It gets me here at the too early hour of 7 am and
I am available to speak to the doctors while they are doing rounds. I also
have made a "triage" list that the nurses can put mom's name on to be sure
they are seen when it is busy.

We do about 100 births per month, have a level 3 NICU and have a 97%
breastfeeding initiation rate. I am the only lc and work m-f 7 am- 3:30 pm.
I feel completely busy most of the time.

28 couplets a day would send me over the edge! Your boss has no idea what
you do. Good luck, I think the idea of having her shadow you is great.


Janet Hoover, LM, IBCLC
Lactation Consultant
Santa Cruz, CA

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