Margie wrote: ...explain the anatomy of the breast, go
> over hand expression, and explain that the baby needs to be latched onto the
> "sweet spot" behind the nipple.  (sweet spot being the place you compress to
> get a squirt of milk).
>
> Does this make sense?  Any other ideas out there?
>
Does this make sense? Yes, a lot. It combines preparation to handexpression with
getting comfortable handling the breast (which for some moms seems to be a key
skill) and becoming aware of ones personal anatomy. I think I might want to
''borrow'' this way of teaching and use it a lot, if you let me.

Learning more and more thanks to these very collegial sharing opportunities in
Lactnet,

Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC, Maaseik, Belgium
who just yesterday evening helped a lamb being born and now has to go fingerfeed
it, because of a major baby-mom discompatability and other problems
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