Ann,

I just visited with a friend in the hospital, having her second.  I overhead
her ask one of the postpartum nurses for how long she can expect her nursing
baby to pass meconium ( I suppose she thought it too technical to ask me
first).  I had to bite my lip when her answer came: "At least a week."  She
left the room and I set my friend straight.  Before I get flamed for not
correcting the nurse, rest assured that when the hospital's IBCLC returns
from vacation she'll be getting a call from me.


Julie Rosen, LLLL in NJ

You wrote:

Date:    Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:44:30 EDT
From:    Ann Perry <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: teaching an old dog new tricks

I love my job because I know who I advocate for, BUT trying to reason with
so called intellegent professionals drives my blood pressure up.  I want to
make  it very clear to this group that I do not feel all maternity nurses
are like  this or pediatricians but the few bad apples sure do stink up the
whole group sometimes!
Thanks for letting me vent and if any of you wise ones know of a way to
teach this small group correct information, I would love the help.
Ann Perry, RB IBCLC
Boston, MA

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