Ok, I finally have to write.  this is why some psychology background is  important to being a IBCLC.  Remember Harlow's monkeys everyone?  the orphan monkeys were put in a cage with a soft stuffed animal  suspended in the cage, and a hard wire contraption holding a bottle of milk on the other side of the cage.  Guess where the terrified baby monkey hung out?  THE SOFT STUFFED ANIMAL!  They scampered to the bottle occasionally for a quick drink, then clung to the soft stuffed thing the rest of the time.  I tell parents that all the time.  Most of them have already heard of the experiment, so all I have to do is mention Harlow's monkeys and they suddenly get it.

Renee

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