Pamela says,

> 3.5 cm of your finger into
> his mouth, but slips down off the (slightly shorter) areola to chomp at the
> base of the nipple during nursing, then I think I would try for a deeper
> latch by using the 'flipple' technique.

Pam, excellent suggestions.  I'm seeing her again  in a couple of days and
will demonstrate this to her -- you explained it very well, thank you!  I
love your term "Flipple" technique!

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, RLC
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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