>
>In this context, I'm supposed to warn a woman not to let the baby's nose
>touch her breast?  No.


No - that's not what I say, either! I don't even mention it.

But mostly, if the other stuff is right (chin comes to breast first,
baby is held in a position that allows an effective latch, mouth is
open, nipple and breast are in the top part of the mouth) there's no
need to worry about the nose....it ends up not touching. If it does
touch, it is often because the breast is soft anyway and squashy, or,
I dunno, just shaped that way. If everything else is all right, and
the baby is seen and heard to be transferring milk, the mother is not
in pain, and the baby shows by his behaviour he is having/has had a
satisfying feed, and the nipple isn't distorted on 'exit' then the
nose thing isn't an issue.

>  there's almost always more than one way to resolve any given
>breastfeeding problem


You're right there : )

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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