In response to the other comments made about the kellymom animation.   
Sometimes it helps to develop a little perspective.  If you tell the person  who is 
viewing it to pretend that you are looking over the shoulder of a mom  
latching her baby to breast, then the baby is in a sidelying fetal  position under 
the mother's right arm.  I personally like the sidelying  football because the 
mother can see where the baby's lower lip actually is, and  it is a matter of 
curling the baby around her right breast.  I use this  animation and Peter 
Mohrbacher's when I am trying to assist a mom on the  phone.  Both are slightly 
different, but both also clearly show that the  most important part of the latch 
is making sure that you get enough  areolar tissue between the baby's lower 
lip and mom's  nipple.  Both also show the chin going deeply into mom's breast, 
and  mom mainly focusing her hold on the baby's upper back, NOT the head.  In 
many cases, moms can correct latch on their own, barring other  complications 
that require more professional assistance.  It helps to  provide parameters, 
but ultimately mothers need to feel confident in their own  ability to manage 
their breastfeeding experience.
 
_http://www.kellymom.com/bf/start/basics/latch-resources.html_ 
(http://www.kellymom.com/bf/start/basics/latch-resources.html) 
 
 
_http://www.breastfeedingmadesimple.com/Latch%20Animation.swf_ 
(http://www.breastfeedingmadesimple.com/Latch%20Animation.swf)     
 
 

Debbie  Albert, RN, Ph.D., LMHC, IBCLC, RLC
Advanced Lactation Care, Inc
Tampa,  FL  



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