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Eric Jaschke/Leslie Ayre-Jaschke <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 3 Jun 1998 07:04:52 -0600
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Jude writes about a pregnant woman with serious aversion to breast touching.

I like Plan A (gradual desensitization) better than Plan B (pumping). If she
can't stand having baby at the breast, I can't imagine she'll find using a
pump terribly comfortable. If she is able to breastfeed, it's possible
she'll greatly diminish or get rid of the problems with breast contact.

Good for you to encourage her and give her something concrete to work on.
She might also want to consider doing gentle stroking and touching herself,
before having her husband begin.

Leslie Ayre-Jaschke, BEd, IBCLC
Peace River, Alberta, Canada
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>This is what I came up with:  Plan A - start now with gentle touches by
>husband and work up to him orally touching the nipples - sort of just
>dealing with it and hoping she will finally get used to it.
>
>Plan B:  If she absolutely can't deal with the baby nursing, I told her the
>baby will sense this and that isn't a good thing, and she will rent a Med.
>classic and pump indefinately.

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