From: Midwifery Today E-News >To: [log in to unmask] In Volume 2 Issue 15 April 14, 2000 >Breastfeeding Midwives, here's a trick to help new mothers breastfeed successfully: >Breast pressure during feeding enhances milk flow, helps empty clogged > >ducts and makes more high calorie hindmilk available to the baby. Once >the >baby has latched well, pay attention to her pauses in suckling. When >she >pauses, gently press your fingertips against the milk-producing glands > >located in the upper outer quadrant of your breast, near your underarm. >You >will notice a burst of suckling as milk is pressed toward the milk >sinuses >and into the baby's mouth. If the baby pauses again, rotate the >position of >your fingertips and press another quadrant of your breast. Be >careful not >to press too close to your areola as this can interfere with >your baby's >latch. >Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn, Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, Ann > >Keppler, 1991, Meadowbrook Press Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Violet Louisiana, s.e. USA ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html