Just had an experience that gave me a "ta-taa" (like it suddenly sunk in to my think head what I was doing...) I find that with teens here in PR (who often have large breasts), the football hold and using a rolled washcloth works best for helping them breastfeed. Today - it dawned on me that one of the reasons is that most of them feel very uncomfortable touching their breasts - so with the washcloth supporting the breast and the one hand supporting the baby, she really doesn't have to touch her breast for too long - just to help with attachment. Without the washcloth, , they let go and the heavy breast would fall out - and mom wouldn't help to get it back in, but wait until I did it. (Yes, I do touch breasts and don't keep my hands behind my back as some well-known LC's do). Just thought I'd share my new-found discovery with a few friends... Jeanette Panchula,BA-SW, RN, IBCLC Puerto Rico [log in to unmask]