In a message dated 5/5/0 3:26:05 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Vicky wrote: <I don't about formal studies but I doubt there is a LC,
pediatrician, labor nurse, doula or mother who dispute that probably 90%
of
new moms have some type of trouble with breastfeeding, even if it is only
a
little positioning for better latch, since this is a learned skill.>

Johanna responded:
I'd be hesitant to throw out 90% have problems intitiating bf because it
gives moms the idea that breastfeeding is difficult, painful and a lot of
work.  I doubt we know how many moms have problems.  >>

It occurs to me that it is not a "problem" at all for mothers to rely on
other women for assistance with breastfeeding. The problem, as I see it, lies
in the inability of those others present (women or men) to be of assistance,
thus the very normal learning period evolves into pathology.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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