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From: werrell <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask] .lsoft.com <.lsoft.com>
Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 5:35 PM
Subject: semantics


>Hello all,
>
>I am having a discussion with another IBCLC at work about the wording on
new
>placecards that are being developed to help our new breastfeeding moms.
She
>is insisting we put that the baby needs to be tummy to tummy with mom while
>nursing.  I prefer saying "tummy to chest" with mom because if baby is
truly
>tummy to tummy with mom they are down too low in mom's lap which leads to a
>host of other positioning problems.  My colleague called the woman who
>taught her week long course and she agreed it should be tummy to tummy.
>What do you all think?  Preference?  Does it really matter?  I was taught
>several years ago by a very talented LC (Hi Nikki Lee) to really think
about
>how what we say is pictured in the mom's mind, so I feel tummy to tummy is
>not the "right" picture.  Thanks for the input.
>
>One of the reasons that this is a big deal to me is that I talk to all the
>moms after discharge and one of the complaints I get is how every nurse,
Dr,
>that they came in contact with gave them different advice, so we are trying
>to decide on some simple "truths" for our moms and staff so that we are all
>on the same page and saying basically the same thing.
>
>Lori Werrell, BA, IBCLC
>Leonardtown MD
>

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