Dear Lactnet Friends:

Although I always wash my hands, I have never worn gloves in a consult. I
almost never touch a breast or a baby. I will use a finger cot if I am
doing CST in the baby or mother's mouth. I ask the mother to put a finger
in her baby's mouth and describe what she feels; I discuss what a baby's
mouth should feel like.

Just a point of view from the other end of the spectrum: a home practice.

warmly,


> Date:    Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:09:14 -0800
> From:    Karyn-grace <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Gloves for lactation hands on assist
>
> Always.
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> I see clients in their own homes, and I ALWAYS wash my hands as soon as I
> arrive and put on close-fitting non-latex gloves.  I keep the gloves on the
> whole time I am there.  Period.
>
> ~kg
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> Karyn-grace Clarke, IBCLC
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Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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