In the current health care climate it is a fact that nurses are overworked and understaffed all the time. They are stressed to the limits of human capacity many of the days that they work. I belive this makes them look for an outlet, a scapegoat if you will, on which to blame their problems. Unfortunately, in many cases this will be the LC. Why? She is an easy target. She is often someone who has no power over how the nurses practice and yet, she is responsible for making the unit "Baby Friendly" to whatever extent the manager wishes to support that. And there's the key. If the manager is not pro-baby-friendly, with a clear understanding of what that means.....the LC is truly caught in the middle. Up a creek without a paddle, so to speak. If I were facing what you are Pat, I'd ask myself "How much support am I going to get from this manager?" Without her backing, there is not a lot you can do except try to keep the nurses happy. I am speaking from experience. I've worked with managers that get it and those who are clueless. With a clueless manager, your first job must be to educate her. With a knowledgable and supportive manager, your first job is to enlist her support. Good Luck! Susan Keith-Hergert RN, MS, CPN, IBCLC *********************************************** 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