Dear Renee Fisher, Your hospital unit sounds just like mine!!!! Same problem with inconsistent teaching. However, over time, the L & D nurses have become much better about facilitating breastfeeding during the first hour post birth. YOU GO GIRL !!!! Tape the last paragraph of your post above your desk, I will!! (about change in baby steps, etc) Susan Potts rn ibclc Minnesota.......enjoying my wood stove in the family room this month.......I could've been a pioneer or a mountain man/woman ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html