regards the blind mom having difficulty attaching. Has she tried kangaroo mother care (KMC). I suspect this is a case where skin-to skin contact is imperative (as it is for many). 1) for mother to gain confidence in holding and knowing her baby. 2) so baby can smell and know the mother and be orientated to the food source. 3) so baby can literally learn to feed and coordinate suckling for effective milk transfer. This is an example of where breastfeeding being a "visually learned art" goes out the window. she can do it in the dark as many women and babies do. But the baby does need to be close enough to the breast to take the breast into the mouth (ie chin literally touching the breast prior to attachment. Other senses like the mothers perception of position in space will be heightened and so if she holds her baby close and gets used to the feel of and positioning of her baby, provided there is no underlying reason for problems she will mainly need quiet gentle reassurance and support. good luck would love to hear haw she gets on Ruth Ruth Cantrill -- Breast Worx Baby Feeding Assessment and Breast Management Information Service PO Box 7254 REDLAND BAY Q 4165 Ph: 32067520 Mob: 0438987261 Email: [log in to unmask] *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html