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Date: | Wed, 11 Mar 1998 11:20:45 -0500 |
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>If the "scissors" is narrow and
>over part of the areola, then that could lead to the baby taking only the
>nipple, with obvious resulting problems. But if the "scissors" is wide
>and allows baby to take enough areola, then there should be no problem.
I agree. In fact, when I see a mom holding her baby sideways across
herself but holding her breast in a "C" shape, I wince. Tip baby and
breast 90 degrees so it's easier to relate to, and you see someone trying
to eat a Big Mac with the long axis running floor to ceiling. In contrast,
a scissor hold makes a nicely aligned sandwich-shaped wedge for a sideways
baby, so long as mom knows to keep that middle finger out of the way.
Those of us who didn't use a scissor hold probably *did* press with at
least one finger to make a vertical indentation in our breast - the
underside of the sideways baby's sandwich.
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL Ithaca, NY
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