Dear Friends:

How to see many dyads in a short period of time? I'd hate to be limited to
60 of 45 minutes to work with a dyad in trouble. Babies have their own
timetables, and don't fit into factory-programming.

A great solution is to have a situation where each dyad is comfortable in
its own nice chair, with some food and drink nearby all together in one
room. (I imagine, from what I see on the videos, that Chloe Fisher's
breastfeeding clinic in Oxford is like that. Please correct me if I have the
wrong impression.)

As nursing women are social learners and oxytocin flow promotes calm and
learning, this approach would maximize use of the lactation worker's time.
The moms doing better could model for the ones not doing so well. The LC
wouldn't have to say the same thing over and over. I've heard of community
dining areas in Scandanavian hospitals, where all the moms have to leave
their rooms to eat a meal with everyone else.

I believe that the trends that are popular in the US, such as HIPPA and
private rooms, increase the workload unnecessarily for staff. Colleagues of
mine have to see upwards of 15 mothers a shift............how much
friendlier and easier it would be to work in a group. This is one reason
that nursing mothers' groups are so helpful. Humans are social learners.

If nursing mothers can sit outside an oranutan's or gorilla's cage to help
with breastfeeding, why can this principle be used with humans?

warmly,

Nikki Lee RN, BSN, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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