I find in my area, Denise, that early discharge, say 12 hours or so, is a major contributing factor to breastfeeding failure. The mother is exposed to a few nurses...who all have differing opinions. There is no LC in our hospital who is on staff as only an LC. A nurse may be an LC, but has a full patient load. So if a mom needs help, she may get it, if there is time, if not, she doesn't. Period. Often mothers are discharged never having had a good nursing session, not even one. THe area is trying to combat this by providing home based LC services to mothers who seem to "need" it, and who are within the insurance parameters.. THe problem is , if they do not have the proper insurance that covers this service (not all do)...then the mother is not often seen in the ped's office for 2 weeks, by which time the mother has freaked out, and stopped nursing. Frustration. Argh.! Kathleen > ********************************************************** Kathleen B. Bruce RN, BSN, IBCLC Williston, Vermont USA [log in to unmask] Remember to stop and smell the "roses!" **********************************************************************