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"Lynnette Hafken, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 10 May 2006 10:58:43 -0400
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I'm sure you have thought of this, but I have found that I spend a  
lot of time emphasizing the positioning of the baby, because if you  
get the positioning right, latching will probably also be right.  I  
use $1 teddy bears from the Dollar Store and have moms practice  
positioning, and almost always the moms have their "babies" not close  
enough, and more towards their armpit rather than towards their  
midline.  I show moms how to readjust the bear so that it is  
plastered to their chest, and to position the nose directly in front  
of the nipple so baby can extend the head (rather than tuck the chin  
to the chest).  This puts the baby in a perfect position to latch on  
easily.  I also feel that is is important to emphasize that how the  
latch feels is much more important than how it looks, usually.  You  
can check it at the end, when the nipple comes out of the baby's  
mouth -- it will be either round (good) or pinched (bad).  Having the  
moms actually do the positioning is much more valuable than the best  
picture, because they will forget the picture, or their own breast  
will look very different than the picture (larger or smaller areola,  
for example).

All of the credit for the above goes to Diane Wiessinger and Rebecca  
Glover!

Lynnette Hafken, MA, LLLL, IBCLC

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