Thanks so much for your input! The article was very interesting too
I will deffinately give this a try.

Tali Gassner
CBC
Israel


On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 1:06 AM, K. Jean Cotterman <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Tali wirtes:
>
> <Painful latch that looks good from the outside
> but causes much pain and nipple compression leading to compression sores.
> Baby has low palate and good to strong suck.>
>
> How a latch looks from the outside is missing at least half of the latch
> equation. I have labeled it a "Cinderella Latch" when the mother's
> nippleareolar complex responds easily to the infant's oral activity so that
> mother and baby are "happy everafter".
>
> Of course, other factors can exist. If you do a digital exam, does the
> baby seem to bite? How does your finger feel after the baby has been scking
> on int for a few minutes?? I do recognize that craniosacral treatment may
> be i order for babies with rapid or medically assisted births at times, to
> be sure the cranial bones are not interfering with any of the cranial
> nerves controlling the suckling muscles.
>
> However, the word "compression marks" caught my eye.  If this mother had
> 2000+ cc. of IV fluids in any one 24 hour period, especially if she
> received IV's with pitocin, and especially if her breast is pendulous, the
> nipple areolar complex is often the site of edema, especiallyif a pump has
> encouraged Interstitial fluid to move forward to neutralize the vacuum.
>
> A good plan for any mom is to have her assume an antigravity position if
> pendulous or very full, and soften the areola just before each latching for
> the first week or more. Fingertip expression can work wonders for some
> moms, but for many, it takes Reverse Pressure Softening to free up the
> areola to extend the nipple deeply into the baby's mouth to protect the
> nipple and allow the tongue to ripple appropriately over the areola and the
> milk ducts just underneath.
>
> LLLI | Too Swollen to Latch On? - La Leche League International
> www.llli.org/llleaderweb/lv/lvaprmay03p38.html
>
> K. Jean Cotterman RNC-E, IBCLC
> WIC  Volunteer LC  Dayton OH
>
>
>
>

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