Dear all: I'm sure I cannot replicate the articulate presentation that Diane did last week. She had stages in the development of our understanding of the latch. I cannot remember what she called that last stage, but I had one of those dream visits that was near nirvana. Perhaps because the mother was a yoga instructor, she had created the ideal environment for her infant despite having a planned C-section. I swear I felt as if I were visiting a mother who had undergone a home birth. All I did was add the skin to skin contact with baby stretched across mom Rebecca Glover style and the baby self-attached in the most comfortable latch the mother had ever experienced. I never touched the mom's breasts, never let the baby suck on my finger-cotted finger, never pushed mom's hand. May you all have such a visit within the next month! So, yes, I do firmly believe that birthing has a lot to do with a mother's attachment to her infant, but there are some mother's who still retain that insight into their own bodies that they can compensate beautifully. Best regards, Susan Burger *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html