Sorry I can't remember who asked the question but I liked SNJ-Pat's answer
- be creative.
Latching the baby in a sitting or straddle position is my favourite.
Because of the cleft defect in the palate, and therefore the inability to
form a negative pressure within teh mouth, nipple damage doesn't appear to
be a problem anyway.

The milk transfer occurs because of a little bit of mechanical extraction
by the baby, often lots of mechanical extraction by the mother (a la
Christa Hertzogs breast compression technique while feeding - different to
Jack's) and the milk ejection reflex.

Denise

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BreastEd Online Lactation Studies Course
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