Yael said: "I have noticed that as more nurses and health professional become "educated" about breastfeeding, many are picking up bits and pieces of information and distorting it in a dangerous way. " This is a real concern here, too. Common sense seems to evaporate with a bit of education. For example, some hospitals now use cups for supplementation to avoid nipple confusion, but insist that all babies have dummies. We have hospitals with written breastfeeding policies, but at least two of these state "demand feeding is practised every 4 hours"! With more emphasis being placed on correct position and attachment, mothers are often told that the latch is perfect and their ongoing nipple trauma simply needs another ointment or more laser therapy. How can we make our teaching more meaningful and clear up the misunderstanding and many myths that surround breastfeeding? How can we achieve the change in attitude that is maybe needed before changes in practice can occur? Jean Ridler RN RM IBCLC Cape Town, South Africa [log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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