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Re: A hospital shoulder to cry on
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Pam McArthur-Elliott <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:51:35 -0400
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Hang in there! I too am at a hospital and my position was 1/2 LC & 1/2 
staffing, but ended up staffing where ever it was the most busy and taking 
care of the lactation issues with the time I had left, until July of this year 
(when I was about to turn in my notice) We only deliver about 1800 a year. 
My Nurse manager has always been supportive, but had to get the approval 
from above to get the full time position approved... but with a few changes in 
upper management it finally happened!!! (I am officially the childbirth ed 
coordinator also, but I can juggle that most of the time).

I always point out the tounge tied babies to the docs. I tell them I am very 
sensitive to finding this, because all 5 of my own had to have their frenulem 
clipped! There are a few who have rolled their eyes at me and told me that 
they don't clip tongues, that "has to be done by an ENT" (ha!) & it will take 
about 6 weeks to get an apt with one. However, I have scoped out which of 
our FP's & Peds will clip, and occasionally I have called the ENT clinic directly 
and sent the parents with baby in arms for the ENT to evaluate & clip straight 
from discharge from the hospital. So far I have not gotten yelled at, (&amp; if I 
did, my manager would have the dr cornered so fast that he or she would not 
know what hit them!) Overall I have developed a good relationship with the 
drs and get a good number of referrals to see outpts from them.

What you might do is find an article that has a picture of a tied tongue and 
just give that to the parents to compare with their baby's. 

Good Luck!

Pam

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