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Thanks Phyllis!
My husband surely don't miss it! :.-D
Hugs
martina

Phyllis Adamson IBCLC ha scritto:
> Years ago, when I was an LLLL, we used to teach moms to make these from a man's t-shirt.
>
> Lay it out flat and cut the top part off, side to side, at the underarm seams, leaving a wide tube.
> Fold cut edge down to the hem.
> Grasp the new fold and fold that down to the hem.
> You now have a 4-layer circle of cotton knit fabric that is 4" to 5" wide. 
> You can pin, then sew the edges to make them stay, or use an iron-on webbing to stick them together.
> Cut once across the width to make a long folded strip.
> Loop the strip under the breast and tie the ends behind mom's neck, adjusting for gentle lift and comfort. This is NOT a bra substitute, just a stablilzer with enough 'lift' so mom can use her arms instead of just her hands to bring babe to breast. It should cover from her ribs almost to the areola - baby needs access to that.
> Slip it off one breast and under the other for continued feeding.
> And it's washable!
> With luck, Dad will never miss it!!  :-}
> HTH:
> Phyllis
>
> ---- giadaeli <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 
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> Hi all.
> Sometime ago, I saw here an article I never saw before .. a sort of 
> /sling /for very large breasts.
> unfortunately I am not able to find the link in my Lactnet archives.
> If someone remember of it, can pls send me the weblink?
> Many many thanks
> Martina Carabetta
> IBCLC
> Rome, Italy
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> Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
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