Teresa wrote in frustration,
<<  That puts me in an awkward position - having to contradict the nurse or
 doctor. And I wonder how many mothers give up because they are in pain but
 they KNOW it can't be the latch or positioning because they were told it was
 fine?  >>

Teresa, as a lay counselor, I have been in an opposite situation, which may
be parallel to what sometimes goes on in a hospital.

Last year, for example, a mom one week pp had horrible nipple pain.  I was
able to make what you might call "gross adjustments" in latch -- getting the
baby more turned to mom, etc -- and relieve the pain.  But when, another week
later, it became clear that the baby wasn't gaining and I suggested that she
should see a professional who could help with latch better than I had been
able to, to be sure the baby was set up to transfer milk well, she wasn't
interested -- "You fixed the positioning already, that can't be the problem!"


I think that when we emphasize the basic and fundamental importance of
positioning that gets read sometimes as "simplicity" -- so anybody can do it,
right?  And anybody with a slight clue must be giving me all the advice I
need, right?  Why would I pay consultant's fees for that kind of easy stuff?

[That mom weaned, too -- she couldn't believe there was an easy answer to her
problems, and didn't care to look for a harder one.  :(  ]

Elisheva

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