Never wear gloves...... always ask mom if I can touch her breast first! CDC says breastmilk is not a boly fluid of concern so I see no reason to wear them, I think it makes moms feel bad or dirty.... Cindy On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Amy Macke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > How many NICU LC's or LC's in general wear gloves when they are assisting > with positioning,latching or helping a mom direct breastfeeding, massage or > with hand expression? I try not to do too much hands on to let the mothers > do things on their own with verbal instruction as much as possible but in > the NICU setting there are a lot of wires and the moms can be > timid/overwhelmed at first and they often need hands on assistance. If you > do wear gloves,what is your rationale? Do you feel moms appreciate the > barrier since the breast in so personal? I am working in a new setting with > one other LC who always wears gloves. I only wear gloves when I do an oral > exam of the baby. We want consistency but this is a rather significant > change in my practice and I am wondering what the consenus is. I never see > videos of LC's wearing gloves and I have not seen it recommended in the > literature or discussed at conferences. If anyone knows of guidelines for > recommending gloves or other thoughts on the subject I would appreciate the > input > Thank you, > Amy Macke RN,IBCLC > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: > set lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome > > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome