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On Thu, 12 May 2005, heather wrote:

> If I go to my local baker's, the doughnuts he has are round, sugary
> balls with custard or jam in....a bit like an apple, in fact. This is
> what I think of when I think of doughnuts. Maybe it's a regional thing,
> but I don't think so.

Ahhh... sounds yummy.  ;)

> We do have the other sort, as well, but the main difference that springs
> to mind is the hole in the middle, not the flatter shape.

Exactly!  I think it was a bad choice for illustration purposes.

> In my experience, the majority of women don't actually need to do
> anything with the shape of the breast to achieve a good latch.
> However, some women are indeed helped by shaping the breast so it is
> flatter, and as long as the nipple is in the top of the mouth so it can
> go right down to the back and not be 'met' by the tongue, then I don't
> care what the mother does, if she is happy and comfortable and the baby
> is too.

Yep.  I hope Linda will weigh in on her recommendations.  I'm sure she has
a better way to describe it.  As I recall, the reason for doing it was so
the baby gets more of the areola in its mouth so Mom can avoid or at least
decrease nipple soreness.

Cee

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