Lucia,
You have done a WONDERFUL job of describing that latch. I could picture
every move. The term "Pez Dispenser" sums up what I've been trying to
explain to moms for years! Thanks for posting.

Gail S. Hertz, MD, IBCLC
[log in to unmask]    p.s. I will credit you when I use the term :)


 Lucia Jenkins RN,IBCLC
 Wakefield, Ma  writes....
> ....Then, in the cross-cradle position, tuck the baby's butt UNDER the
opposite
> breast (this stabilizes the infant's trunk really well, and helps baby
come
> OBLIQUELY across chest, not parallel)...
> Mom keeps hand really LOW in babe's neck, palm on shoulder girdle, forearm
> running against babe's back, and guides infant's head to tilt back for
"PEZ
> DISPENSER" mouth......

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