Liz says,

> Then I heard an LC
> use the phrase "scissors hold," and now I am cringe-free.
>

Since we refer to one of the holds as a "C" hold, and another as a "U" hold,
then why not this one as a "V" hold?  We are keeping to the alphabet, and it
describes what the hands/fingers are doing.

As to what to term a normal looking nipple when it comes out of the baby's
mouth, how about -- looks like a zucchini?  No -- I'm kidding -- honest!  (I
was thinking of "not squashed" and zucchini just popped onto the computer --
I don't have a clue as to where it came from).

How I wish that the mothers I see had nipples shaped like cigars after they
come out of the mouth.  Most of them are so short & flat that at best, they
look like a little fabric filled button.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC -- Wheaton IL
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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