<<So you use your finger to press
> down on the breast just above the nipple (exactly where you press and
> how
> you press will depend a bit on the size and protrusion of the nipple) so
> that the nipple slides under baby's top lip/jaw and into his mouth. At
> the
> same time, you snuggle the baby in nice and close. >>

i'll even 'rest' the breast (area below the areola) on the baby's bottom
lip/jaw once baby is open a bit, then when baby opens fully, it's almost
like both wrists pivot to bring the baby's upper jaw/nose in while
simultaeously, the hand holding the breast pivots a bit to barely get
that top nipple it  (it practically folds backwards as it's going in,
then pops into the baby's mouth just past the top gumline)

When i'm showing a mom how to hold her breast for this latch, the
'leading edge' that's going into baby's mouth is usually the line where
the areola meets breast tissue on the side of the breast that's closest
to the baby's chin.   she's also shaping the breast into a nipple
sandwhich, but with the nipple pointing up to the baby's nose.....her
supporting fingers (index through pinky) are waaay back from the nipple,
and her thumb is pretty close in.

<<(bottom jaw will
> cover more of the breast than the top jaw).>>

yes, and it's very exaggerated ime....

<< I find this approach effective
> for most mothers and babies, and it works really well for flat
> nipples. I
> also find it very helpful with babies who have learned to "grab" the
> nipple
> while latching-on>>

very much so.   and i like it b/c there's no RAM (which i hate and think
is really always inappropriate) and there's no fussing....it's not fast
and furious but calm and smooth - b/c really it's a very small movement
since baby's chin is already right there....

katherine in atl

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