Dear Friends:
 
Today I had a very tense mother in my office, so tense that one would have  
thought that this second baby was actually a first baby by the tentative  way 
that she handled him.
 
After some s2s, she calmed down. And the baby relaxed so much that he  wasn't 
about to show feeding cues. I didn't know what to do, so I showed Dr.  
Smillie's fabulous DVD "Baby-Led Breastfeeding: the Mother-Baby Dance." Both  
parents were fascinated. While I could have talked about baby-led attachment,  the 
consultation wouldn't have been as effective without the parents seeing it.  As 
their own baby was asleep like a rock, the DVD was the next best thing.
 
Now the mother is excited to go home, do s2s, hand-express and feed on a  
spoon, stop pressing her breast away from her baby's nose, and let him take the  
breast himself.
 
I feel encouraged and will keep you posted. I realize that it isn't always  
possible to show a DVD at a visit, and also that this technology isn't relevant 
 for some here on LACTNET. Sure was fun though!
 
warmly,
 
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
_www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com_ (http://www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com/) 
www.myspace/AdonicaLee



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