Another reason to be cautious about the scissors/cigarette hold is if a woman is unable to spread her pointer and middle finger apart widely she will have her fingers where baby needs to latch.
All depends.
Laura Monin
> On Apr 15, 2023, at 11:10 AM, Julie Tardos <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Scissors hold. Some older sources say not to do that because
> it--supposedly--causes blocked ducts. I have personally found it to be a
> comfortable hold. And the Virgin Mary apparently does too; if you look at
> all the Nursing Madonna paintings, she often uses the scissors hold.
>
> Julie Tardos
>
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