Hi All,  I work inpatient in a pediatric hospital in cold and and snowy 
Minnesota (USA).  I love teaching baby led latching.   Parents are very 
pleased and excited when their babies show these "advanced" skills.  Many of 
the babies that I work with are premies and the baby led techniques really 
activate their breast feeding skills.  Their  responces are not as vigorous 
as a full term baby, but they show all the reflexes and have a nice wide 
gape.

I also have been teaching the baby led latching.  I am going to teach my 
third class for WIC (Women, Infants and Children).  They are quite excited 
about this technique.  They like it because it is a new look at latch and 
also because it would be easier to teach when doing phone couseling.

I also agree that those nursing gowns are terrible.  It does help if mothers 
pull the gowns up somewhat before sitting down.  I then will tape the 
openings to the gown so they are wide open.  Have a good day!  Sincerely, 
Rachel Wahl RN IBCLC


>Are any of you working in hospital situation trying the baby-led latch?  We
>have these idiotic gowns with the side split openings, which are designed
>for women whose breasts come out of their waist.  No skin to work with.
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>Esther Grunis, IBCLC
>
>Lis Maternity Hospital
>
>Tel Aviv, Israel
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