We are definitely having the same problem in our area. They are undermining confidence in the mother mere hours after the baby is born. It is so hard when you have to compete with the hospital staff to win the mom over. It makes it even more difficult when they are labeled as "baby friendly". Leslie Dobson CLC Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 15:03:05 EST From: Shannon Mitchell <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Baby-Friendly Practices? I have been at two separate births in the past month at two different hospitals. One is "Baby FRIENDLY" designated and the other is trying for it. Both tried to give formula to a newborn within 2 hours of birth because of low blood sugar in a 9lbs+ baby. Neither hospital suggested nursing first, though since I was there, both were nursed first. The first case, the mom wound up giving formula afterwards because they would not stop harrassing her about it and the baby was in the nursery for "after birth" care. I was basically in shock when we had to fight to have them let mom nurse the baby first in this last case, but since grandma and I stood our ground, the little one was finally taken to his mother. Can anyone tell me how they have successfully educated or helped to create policy in this type of situation? Thank you, Shannon Mitchell *********************************************** 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