Hi all. I have been a lurker for a while, but felt a need to comment on the logs. When I was discharged at 24 hours after the birth of my daughter (5 years ago) the breastfeeding advice I was given from the LC were to "nurse often and look for 5 - 6 very wet diapers a day.) I was also given a prescription of Tylenol 3 (acetaminophen with codeine), 30 pills to be taken every 4 hours for afterpains. As you can imagine, I was in no condition to even remember feeding the baby, who I thought was dehydrated because I was not getting even 1 soaking diaper let alone 5 or 6! Keeping a log helped tremendously. I was able to assure myself that baby was nursing "often" and that I was not taking too many pills. Thankfully my MD sister visited on day 3, advised me to stop the meds and start watching cues (she was specific) from baby. With so many moms having medicated births and little support at home, a log is one way of feeling in control during that first confusing week. It would be even better if some guidance as to what specific cues to watch for from baby to indicate hunger and also cues for problems (sleeping for long stetches, lethargic etc.) went along with the log. :) Paula Salvucci, LLLL *********************************************** 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