cherie writes; <<I am helping a mother who is due in just a few weeks, and she is having a tubal ligation scheduled for 24 hrs after she gives birth (this will be her 3rd child) . She was asking about what should be done if the baby is hungry while she's in surgery,>> cherie, I have seen many, many nursing mothers who have had tubals within this time frame and they do exactly what any other Mother who is nursing a baby but needs to leave their side for a couple of hours does, they feed just before they leave and hope the baby doesn't miss them! If the baby does miss them, then they get walked around , cuddled or whatever need be till Mom is ready-not a big deal at all! Lynn Shea Rn,Bsn,Ibclc Franklin,Massachusetts *********************************************** 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