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Linda Pohl <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:22:50 -0701
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>Okay, Linda R., here's mine:  when teaching manual expression of breast milk,
>I have the mother make a loose fist to simulate her breast, then I 'express
>milk' from her fist, pressing back, then rolling the fingers and thumb toward
>each other and the 'areola', pointing out that my fingers are not rubbing over
>the skin, but rather pushing the skin forward.  Since the skin on the hand is
>loose like the skin of the breast, this works well.   Using their hand gives
>them kinesthetic as well as visual stimuli, and no one is embarrassed.  They
>then try it on their real breast.
>Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC
>
Fascinating idea!  Which part of the fist is the areola.  I've just spent
five minutes trying to 'express' my fist and I haven't found the areola yet!
Linda Pohl, IBCLC
Phoenix, Arizona USA
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