>If the "scissors" is narrow and >over part of the areola, then that could lead to the baby taking only the >nipple, with obvious resulting problems. But if the "scissors" is wide >and allows baby to take enough areola, then there should be no problem. I agree. In fact, when I see a mom holding her baby sideways across herself but holding her breast in a "C" shape, I wince. Tip baby and breast 90 degrees so it's easier to relate to, and you see someone trying to eat a Big Mac with the long axis running floor to ceiling. In contrast, a scissor hold makes a nicely aligned sandwich-shaped wedge for a sideways baby, so long as mom knows to keep that middle finger out of the way. Those of us who didn't use a scissor hold probably *did* press with at least one finger to make a vertical indentation in our breast - the underside of the sideways baby's sandwich. Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL Ithaca, NY