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"Helen M. Woodman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 4 Jul 1998 04:26:01 EDT
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Jeanette wrote

<< <<but is it not better in these cases to help baby to adjust a little to
mom
 rather than having mom pump (which will tempt her to give it in bottles - or
 grandma to), or risk sore nipples, engorgement, plugged ducts and mastitis?>>
  >>

Yes, breastfeeding is a two way deal, symbiotic.  Mother's breasts need to be
listened too and nurtured, just as much as baby, in fact they come first, get
breasts working sweetly and everything else should follow in the ideal world
:-D

Helen Woodman, NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor, UK

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