In a message dated 3.23.02 12:04:07 AM, Martha writes:

>YES! Skin-to-skin works wonders.  For football hold, I use two pillows,
>fold
>one in half like a taco shell, and lay it next to mom's hip.  Lay the other
>pillow on top of that at an angle, and place mom's breast on the pillow.

Moms comes in all shapes and sizes and for that reason I haven't found only
one *pillow configuration* that works for f-ball hold or any other position!
For example, for a short waisted Mom the above would  likely place the baby
above the breast rather than the more ideal scenario of the breast *falling*
into the babie's mouth. For the same reasons *nursing pillows* sometimes
don't work because they position the baby too high or too low- a very good
reason for reinforcing their use as a *support* for the arm vs. a *shelf* for
the baby.
Lynn Shea Rn,Bsn,Ibclc
Franklin,Massachusetts

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