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Date: | Mon, 10 Nov 2003 09:29:03 -0500 |
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Pat (NJ) brings up an excellent point - "some of this is her
responsibility". Thank you! I think this is one of the reasons
breastfeeding management by staff nurses is ranked down there with having a
root canal done on their list of least favorite things to do. We all seem
to have a "savior" complex when it comes to others. Must be the
woman/mother in all of us. We forget that it is the responsibility of the
mother and her baby to establish a nursing relationship. My only
responsibility is educating the mother on how to do it and supporting her
in attaining her goals - it is not to nurse for her! I just had this
discussion this morning with one of our SCN nurses who is a wonderful
breastfeeding advocate. She told me she "hates" helping mothers with
nursing. She said that she will no longer spend "hours" trying to wake up
a baby to nurse. And she shouldn't. If after 5-15 minutes of trying (max)
baby is still sleeping, stop, wait awhile, and try again after watching for
feeding cues from the baby. All moms need to be told this - after the
nurses realize that babies don't feed on a schedule. I pray for the day
when hospital staff realize that they are doing way too much "work" in
helping mothers/babies breastfeed. Put a mom and baby together (after
educating the mom a little) and see if they don't figure it out on their
own!
Off to "save" the world! (Tongue-in-cheek)
Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL USA
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