demonstrating on my body so that the mother=20=
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>can SEE what I do and then mimick it, is the best tool and the most helpf=
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>I have used knitted breasts, balloons, dolls, etc.  I find NOTHING more=20=
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>effective than simply *modelling* the behaviour or technique.


And this is why La Leche League is so successful. They SEE us latch, they 
SEE how often we actually nurse. They SEE that we don't bother to check the 
clock or try to make the baby wait a little longer. They SEE that we don't 
make baby-feeding into a huge issue, but a natural part of mothering, they 
SEE how discreetly it is done, they see how nursing can fit into their 
lifestyle. They see that  we sometimes have to rock and shush and jiggle and 
soothe because some babies need help to settle.

And this is why I have got down on the floor to demonstrate how to sleep 
with baby next to me, and why I have worn a swimsuit under my clothes to 
summer meetings and brought a beach towel to demonstrate how easy it is to 
nurse discreetly in a swimsuit when you place the towel over your shoulders 
- both shoulders, like everybody else on the beach does, not over one 
shoulder like  nursing mothers who are trying to hide, do. Mothers need 
mentors.

Sheila,
LLLL

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