Dear Friends:
     I have a question about glycerin gel dressings. How could some woman get
so terribly damaged in the day or two in the hospital unless there was some
major flaw in the anatomy of latch? Such as a baby with a tight frenulum.
     I am worried that these dressings will be handed out the way nipple
shields can be; indiscriminately, by staff too busy to actually sit down and
watch a whole breastfeeding episode as they teach.
     One company even advertises them as a "preventitive" measure against
nipple soreness. What about creating an environment where babies and mothers
are always together, and learn how to breastfeed together under the watchful
and loving eyes of the staff? Be a whole lot cheaper and effective.
     Warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MSN, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CCE
craniosacral therapy practitioner
Elkins Park (a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; northeastern USA)
supporting the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative

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