On Thu, 12 May 2005, heather wrote: > If I go to my local baker's, the doughnuts he has are round, sugary > balls with custard or jam in....a bit like an apple, in fact. This is > what I think of when I think of doughnuts. Maybe it's a regional thing, > but I don't think so. Ahhh... sounds yummy. ;) > We do have the other sort, as well, but the main difference that springs > to mind is the hole in the middle, not the flatter shape. Exactly! I think it was a bad choice for illustration purposes. > In my experience, the majority of women don't actually need to do > anything with the shape of the breast to achieve a good latch. > However, some women are indeed helped by shaping the breast so it is > flatter, and as long as the nipple is in the top of the mouth so it can > go right down to the back and not be 'met' by the tongue, then I don't > care what the mother does, if she is happy and comfortable and the baby > is too. Yep. I hope Linda will weigh in on her recommendations. I'm sure she has a better way to describe it. As I recall, the reason for doing it was so the baby gets more of the areola in its mouth so Mom can avoid or at least decrease nipple soreness. Cee *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html