I always ask the mother's permission before I touch her or the baby and 
I always explain with a demonstration when possible, what I am going to 
do. With any demo I give, I always preface it with, "I make this look 
VERY easy, but I started exactly where you are today, feeling a bit 
awkward and unsure. I found with practice, I became efficient very 
quickly and you will too." For the most part, I find that mommy's love 
that I can get their milk to squirt straight out of the breast and they 
immediately want the family to see! It is very reassuring. The next 
time I see them, I ask them to show me what they have learned. I have a 
GREAT photo of milk squirting and you may email me privately if you 
want a copy [log in to unmask] I will do whatever means to empower 
these mommy's, but what works with one, may not work with the next or 
one may need more demos to feel adept at it.
Annie VerSteeg IBCLC
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