> ---------- > From: Lanning, Debi > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 1997 9:40 AM > To: 'Lactnet' > Subject: FW: lactation diets and acronyms > > > > ---------- > From: Lanning, Debi > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 1997 9:39 AM > To: 'Lactnet' > Subject: lactation diets and acronyms > > I received a call from a dietitian at a local hospital who was asked > by their lactation consultant to develop a lactation diet for moms > while they are in the postpartum unit. After I stopped laughing, I > began to wonder if I was out of the loop and there is such a thing. I > figured you guys would know. The only thing the lactation consultant > told her was she needed to have non gassy foods on the menu. I do not > know if this lactation consultant is certified. The dietitian would > appreciate any help she can get. The lactation consultant told the > dietitian that it is a joint commission standard to have a lactation > diet. Hmmm. > > On to acronyms. I HATE them. You may find it faster to type them but > it takes the reader longer to read and figure (or never figure) them > out. Since the majority of you seem to be strong proponents of hand > expression, I would like you to be equally strong proponents of clear > completely typed words. A good typist can type out what he/she means > just as easily as hitting the caps button and typing the acronym. > > I NEVER acquired the skill of hand expression and chose pumping > because for me it was quicker and easier. With extremely short > hospital stays I don't think it is possible to teach hand expression. > I know it is extremely difficult to teach it over the phone. Not > every mother can be or wants a LLL leader to refer them on to a > lactation consultant so the in person teaching may never take place. > I don't view pumping as a bad thing. I know a woman who breastfed her > first child 6 mons, 2nd 3 mons. and never even started with the third > child because she hated the feeling of being tied down. (I know - why > did she even have them? But the question is too late because they are > already born.) She would have pumped but would have never hand > expressed. So what would have been better for those children? > Expressed breast milk or formula (a very good word!)? > > Debi Lanning/St. Petersburg, FL. > >