At an inservice the other day, a question arose about bootle feeding info. The state of Virginia now has these packets that were designed by the governor's wife. It is a box divided into sections on all sorts of parenting and postpartum issues. It is very well made and we are looking to use this in lieu of our specifically made hospital packets. Somebody brought up a concern she had regarding bootle feeding info. She feels that how to bottle should be in the packets so those moms who need to supplement whether it be EBM or formula know how to correctly bottle feed. Now, in our packet we already have storage guidelines. She had a niece who wasn't doing that right. Several people then chimed in that they too think it is a good idea. I shared w/ them my concern that as with formula in discharge packs that this could be a set up for failure and lead families to believe that bottlefeeding is the natural flow to breastfeeding. Their argument is that we are not teaching them what to do if that is what they decide to do. You know-new, tired and brain dead parents at home in the first few weeks feeling without a resource. Of course, this nurse says she is supportive of BF but is the first to come up with these sort of questions. I do work in a very BF supportive hospital. However, I feel i could be steamrolled on this. Any suggestions on a potential compromise? TIA, Allyson Michaels RN, IBCLC *********************************************** 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