Dear all:

I'm sure I cannot replicate the articulate presentation that Diane did last week.  She had stages in the 
development of our understanding of the latch.  I cannot remember what she called that last stage, 
but I had one of those dream visits that was near nirvana.  Perhaps because the mother was a yoga 
instructor, she had created the ideal environment for her infant despite having a planned C-section.  
I swear I felt as if I were visiting a mother who had undergone a home birth.  All I did was add the 
skin to skin contact with baby stretched across mom Rebecca Glover style and the baby self-attached 
in the most comfortable latch the mother had ever experienced.  I never touched the mom's breasts, 
never let the baby suck on my finger-cotted finger, never pushed mom's hand.

May you all have such a visit within the next month!  

So, yes, I do firmly believe that birthing has a lot to do with a mother's attachment to her infant, but 
there are some mother's who still retain that insight into their own bodies that they can compensate 
beautifully.

Best regards, Susan Burger

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