Perhaps it would be helpful if we identified at the end of our posts where 
we practice?  I, personally, am in private practice. About once a year, if 
I'm lucky, I get to see a nice, easy, normal nursing situation.  They seem 
to get harder and harder. Probably because more are nursing and there really 
are good books and other good helpers out there in the hospital and the 
community. Most who come to me have already seen others and read all that 
they knew to read. Sometimes I'll just sit in on an LLL meeting to remind 
myself that nursing is simple and joyous for most mothers. Recalling 
(correctly) that I loved nursing my four babies, and it was usually easy to 
take them everywhere with me. I tucked a diaper in my purse and carried the 
baby in my arms or in a front carrier. Beginning tenderness was the worst 
thing any of my daughters ever experienced nursing their babies. Gratefully, 
I either never needed or used any special latch techniques, nursing pillows, 
pumps, nipple shields, learned to fingerfeed or any of the other 
interventions I come up with for the mothers I serve.  Sure hope that when I 
respond to posts that no one actually thinks I'd advocate a technique or 
tool for every mother/baby situation.
Anne Grider, LLLL, IBCLC, RLC
Private Practice 

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