How wonderful it would be if we could all take the time described as ideal in establishing trust. However, what do you do when you are the only available LC, you have 18 new moms to see, several of whom are having problems, several of whom are chomping at the bits to be discharged (and some of those are the ones with problems), moms are waiting to come in for an induction until rooms are available so there is pressure to accomplish discharges ASAP, there are 6 phone calls waiting to be answered, and someone drops in without an appoint needing help with nursing? Oh, and you have a meeting you are expected to attend at 3 PM. On days like these, taking time to establish a trusting relationship just isn't in the cards! I kid you not. I have had days like this. Then there are days when another LC is available and patient census is very low. And the number of bottlefeeding moms seems to be a constant rather than a percentage. In other words, the higher the total census, the smaller the number of bottlefeeders and the lower the censul, the higher the number of bottlefeeders. It makes no sense, but I have seen it too many times in my years here. I hate to admit it, but on the days when there are so many moms, as I am checking the patinet list to see who I will need to see I almost find myself hoping for a bottlefeeding mom! Winnie (1 week until retirement!) *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html