i received the email below, i'm a lll leader, (permission to re-print) from 
a couple in hospital. i thought this was a perfect example of a barrier to 
bf, lack of bf support in the immediate pp period. i would also like to add 
that as a cbe i heard from a student last night that during her cesarean 
they nicked her ureter and sent her for a scan immediately after the 
surgery. the doc told her she couldn't bf because of the dye. the doc was 
wrong (hospital lc came 24 hours after scan) and mom pumped and dumper her 
colostrum. she was crying when she told me this story. kelly v.

My wife Rachel and I welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world on
> >Wednesday, February 28th.   We are currently at Virginia Hospital Center
> >almost ready to be discharged.  Everything is going well, except for the
> >breastfeeding.
> >
> >
> >
> >There is a lactation consultant on staff however, she only works every
> >other
> >day and has been out for some reason over the past few days.  We only saw
> >her on Thursday and none of the other nurses seem to be able to help.
> >
> >
> >
> >At this point, Baby  is not really eating.  Many times she will get
> >latched, suck a few times and just stop.  Even when she is sucking, she
> >really does not seem latched.  We are not sure where to turn but she has
> >already lost almost a pound and the hospital is getting concerned.
> >
> >
> >
> >As stated before, we are scheduled to be discharged tomorrow but if her
> >weight drops any more they are not going to let her leave.  However, we
> >cannot get help breastfeeding here.
> >
> >
> >
> >Please let us know if there is something you might be able to do to help 
>us
> >out.  It might help just to talk with you on the phone.  My cell number 
>is


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>Subject: Re: Barriers to Breastfeeding
>Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 07:57:30 -0700
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>Just a thought to add to your research planning: a couple of years ago, 
>before we had Couplet Care, and when I was still allowed to search the 
>system to collect feeding data and report statistics, I culled out from 
>baby charts all the babies whose mothers indicated "Breast Only" and that 
>choice remained consistent throughout the baby chart. Without Couplet Care, 
>these babies were frequently in the nursery for whatever reason. These were 
>also vaginal deliveries (excuse me: births) and Level I, full term healthy 
>babies. The so-called "No-Brainers". The ones with no good reason NOT to be 
>fed Breast Only throughout their 36-48 hours' stay.
>There were 20 for that month out of approx 250-300 births.
>Then I counted all recorded feeds.
>Guess how many babies were actually fed "Breast Only"?
>One!
>
>Phyllis
>
>Standard instructions by staff:
>Feed baby every 2-3 hours. Breastfeed 15 min each breast before giving a 
>bottle.
>This instruction is intended to encourage breastfeeding.
>
>
>--
>Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
>Glendale, AZ.
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