Nikki writes:

In these  cases, I honor my feelings without asking the mother to take care 
of them. I  provide a sounding board for her to lean on, a true support. 
She is telling me  her story. I would be a robot if I didn't react somehow. My 
job is to do it in  a way that augments her expression. This can include
disagreeing with her,  and asking her to consider another point of view.


~~~
Sounds good to me...:) Sometimes it takes every ounce of strength I have  
not to just shout out "What?!  your HCP is so off"... but it doesn't help  
the mom if I did. We acknowledge what seems like bad information or practice, 
or  what didn't 'work,  and figure out what can we do now to move  forward.
 
Peace,
Judy  

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA

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