Help please....... I have been challenged recently with helping several 
women with very large breasts to breastfeed their newborns.  These women 
were also obese with large postpartum (Caesarean) stomachs and very small 
hands!  The nipples were all at the level of where the waist should be and 
most pointed due South.  Getting both the mother and baby comfortably 
positioned was not easy.  Side lying  was not an option post Caesarean and 
the clutch (football) hold was used.  A rolled up blanket under the breast 
helped somewhat.  These women are so awkward and I feel at a loss how to 
help them self-attach their babies.   I am looking for suggestions - 
especially for the first two or three days after birth.
Many thanks.

Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC
South Africa   [log in to unmask] 

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