There is something about gloves I dislike very much in a one on one with a
mother.I will always use a glove when doing an oral exam on a baby, however
usually find only a visual exam of a mother's nipples is necessary.I tend to
go more by what she reports to me than by how they appear.I use good hand
washing before and after and in the room so the client's awareness of good
handwashing is also heightened with a new baby.I use a towel,cloth,or paper
towel when handling containers of milk and gloves only when it becomes messy.
 I feel somewhat comfortable at this time with these precautions.Certainly
there are times I will express a little colostrum when assisting a baby with
latching on, I do have fleeting moments where I too wonder what everyone else
is doing.Universal precautions does include all body fluids.We should
definitely discuss this.