I agree with Susan.  I think that we IBCLCs however need to make sure  
that we have a firm grasp of what normal breastfeeding looks like,  
before attempting to intervene or give advice to mothers.  This is  
obviously easier said than done in our bottle-feeding culture.  I am  
so glad I had the opportunity to be part of an LLL group, and this is  
why I hope to never stop leading and attending LLL meetings.  This is  
the perfect place, short of a Lactopian society, to observe and learn  
from a community of breastfeeding mothers and babies.  Otherwise we  
can get too caught up in pathological situations and stop trusting  
that breastfeeding can work out if mother and baby stay close and  
keep trying.
Warmly,

----
Lynnette Hafken, MA, Mother of 3, LLLL, IBCLC
"Bitter are the tears of a child: Sweeten them.
Deep are the thoughts of a child: Quiet them.
Sharp is the grief of a child: Take it from him.
Soft is the heart of a child: Do not harden it."  - Pamela Glenconner



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