My very respected Barbara Wilson Clay said: The population that consults LCs after discharge is by definition a high risk population. Why would they need us otherwise? _______ I have to respectfully disagree! I believe that ALL moms in our current culture need to see an LC! We have so much to offer and most parents are feeling so frustrated that a visit with an LC can reduce so many concerns! After describing what we do in a meeting, one new father wanted to know why HIS wife couldn't get these services through their insurance! Recently I visited a mom whose baby breastfed beautifully in the hospital - but on day 3, nothing! I was there on day 4 (thanks to a friend who called me for help), and they were amazed at how much I could tell them. I was IN their home - so we could discuss where the baby was safe sleeping (and I could remove all the clothing and pillows in the bassinette by the bed), how to put the baby skin to skin (for both mom and dad - especially giving him some kudos for willingness to help get baby settled after feedings and when mom had to go to shower, etc), how to work on breastfeeding (they said "they kept telling us to keep trying ... but we had already tried everything - of course I had more "tricks up my sleeve" that they had never thought of), how to make sure baby was fed well, how to read their infant's cues (again SHOWING that their baby is doing xxx or YY Y is so much more effective than telling them "babies suck their hands"), etc. Some LCs will be the specialists who see babies for extraordinary situations - but many of us need to push and communicate the importance of that day 3 evaluation/education/intervention that has been reported very necessary by the study done in UC Davis. Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC NEW e-mail address: [log in to unmask] *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [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