Lynette:  Your teaching method is the subject of a research article done by 
a group of midwives a few years ago - they call it H.O.T. (Hands Off 
Technique).  They found that if women were verbally instructed prenatally 
in position and latch and allowed to practice with a doll or teddy bear. 
the moms learned to nurse more easily in the first days and the duration of 
breastfeeding was found to be longer in women who learned by the Hands Off 
method.  After all, the mother and her baby need to practice and learn, not 
the doctor, nurse, LC, etc. and the only way to learn is by Hands ON (the 
mother's hands on the baby and her own breast)!
I believe I mentioned this article in a previous post awhile back, so for 
those interested in it, do an archives search.  I don't have the article at 
my fingertips just now.
I myself have always taught using this method, as I've always felt that it 
is the mother's responsibility to nurse the baby, not mine.  After all, she 
doesn't take me home with her!  And this method has served me well for 25 
years.

Pam Hirsch, BSN,RN,IBCLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL   USA

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