dr. jen here are a few ideas: 1. if you can, offer to give a talk on helping moms provide milk for the babies. i would phrase it that way instead of promoting bf. go on the premise that the 2 hospitals need better coordination of care and continuity of care when baby is shipped out. 2. support group for the moms; or LLL 3. peer counselors for the moms - WIC? 4. are there any staff at your hosp who seem esp interested in bf. when i was a level 3 nicu nurse we formed a bf committee and became bf couselors and had a caseload of bf moms to follow. perhaps a nurse(s) would take on that role and keep in touch with the moms. 5. find some good handouts; i have one from medela on expressing milk for preemies; it is from paula meier. i also have a little one on kangarroo care. i give to all moms. Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA *********************************************** 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