Virgina wrote:
>We all need to take a full history and keep other possibilities in mind. This is expecially so if repeated treatments have been tried and haven't worked.<

YES!
And also, please check both the baby's face and mouth for asymmetry,
lip and tongue ties, at the minimum. A check list can be helpful.
So many of my clients report that I was the first to even suggest that
their babies' difficulties in nursing could be anything other than
poor positioning. Which is not to say that positioning isn't
important! Of course it is, but what looks like a great latch from the
outside may not be. If the mother says it hurts, believe her!

Just preaching to the choir here :)

Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
Breastfeeding Matters in the Capital Region
www.NormaRitter.com
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