Okay - nail my colours to the mast here and admit to being a HV but I read dreadful advice having been given by HCPs as reported by people here. Sadly I also hear it from some of my clients so feel I must dedicate a thread to the topic.
Three contenders from the last week.
GP (to a mother whose baby has reflux)
"switch to formula as it might be that breastmilk does not agree with your baby"
GP (again) to a mother whose baby also had reflux) "here's some Gaviscon"
Mother "but I'm breastfeeding"
GP (not explaining that you can use Gavisocn even if you are breastfeeding)"wait until you are bottle feeding and then start using it"
AND to prove it is not only GPs (and they are by no means the biggest offenders as I suspect MOST misinformation comes from HVs who should absolutely know better)
HV (to a breastfeeding mother whose baby had gone a nano amount off a centile line)
"I think you are going to have to start topping up" (and yes I DID tackle that one).
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Crap HCP advice of the week
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JollyPirate · 23/06/2009 07:30
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