Lisa, I think the idea of plugged ducts from a laid-back position is 
theoretical, at most. I have yet to see evidence of it.  People tend to be 
suspicious of something new to them, and so this comment was raised to 
criticise the description of feeding laid back, for part of the feed, that 
was in every edition of my first two books. It existed long before I 
described it.  It was only after the mid-1980s that I encountered this term, 
"Australian position" and the above concerns. In any case, since Suzanne 
Colston's work, we are aware of many variations of laid-back positions that 
something that suits the particular mother and her baby can be used.

Virginia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Paul" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 4:17 AM
Subject: laid back & plugged ducts?


Since being a member of this group, as well as training to become an IBCLC, 
I have become a huge fan of laidback BF.  It makes intuitive sense to me and 
I have seen it work for many moms.

So I was surprised when a BF Peer Counselor asked me about laid-back BF 
causing plugged ducts.  I had never heard this before.  The peer counselor 
sent me the following link that says:

"Australian position (mom is “down under”, aka posture feeding) – in this 
position, mom is lying on her back and baby is on top (facing down), tummy 
to tummy with mom. Avoid using this positioning frequently, as it may lead 
to plugged ducts."
http://kellymom.com/bf/got-milk/supply-worries/fast-letdown/

Is this something I need to be aware of when working with moms using this 
technique?  Or is this only with moms with an oversupply that see this?

Thank you!
Lisa Paul

 

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