Pamela,

Thank you for this post. I am in agreement with everything you are saying 
here and struggle with the same issues with laid-back positioning and 
hands-off teaching. I have had the same experiences as you described and 
find so much more success when I ask the moms if I can help (touch). I had a 
personal experience as well when my daughter gave birth to her first baby 
four weeks ago. I watched her and her baby struggle at the breast for 
several hours (baby would get frustrated and then just fall asleep). After a 
couple of hours of this cycle, I could see the look on my daughter's face 
(of course, I know my child so I could tell she was frustrated!), so I asked 
her if she would like me to help, and she very firmly said "YES!!"  I helped 
her position the baby in the cradle hold, create a nipple sandwich, showed 
her how to stimulate a wide-open mouth, and got the baby on the breast. That 
was all she needed!  After that, they sailed along and never struggled 
again. She needed to be SHOWN!  I am less comfortable doing this with 
strangers because everyone believes we should be hands-off, but I always 
find it works. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Elisabeth Coble, RN, CPN, CLC (IBCLC candidate 2014)

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