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Re: obesity and its impact on breastfeeding
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Laura Monin <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 9 Nov 2014 09:29:31 -0800
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Great post. 
Also using a breast sling if her breasts are very large (or      better phrased "LONG". Who coined that phrase?
Laura Monin
(Who is mandated to take the IBLCE  exam for the 4th time in 2016!) 

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> On Nov 9, 2014, at 5:02 AM, Nikki Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Dear Lactnet Friends:
> 
> Lara lists reasons that obesity can impede both lactation and breastfeeding.
> 
> To that I would add that hospital staff are often ignorant/impatient about
> helping an obese woman to breastfeed. There are different positions,
> outside the usual, that are helpful.
> 
> Putting the breast on a flat surface (overbed table, the bed) and placing
> the baby on its side on the surface can be helpful. Variations on
> football/clutch can work.  Laid-back positioning can work. Sometimes when
> baby lies parallel to mom's body, and mom is leaning back, the large breast
> can fall to the side and baby can feed.
> 
> If you ever work with an obese woman or a woman with very large breasts who
> is a skilled breastfeeding mother, ask her to teach you.
> 
> An obese mother may have small breasts, but a huge lap and short arms. We
> must be creative and take time and be patient and encouraging; many
> hospital factory systems don't allow for that.
> 
> warmly,
> 
> -- 
> Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
> Author:* Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Breastfeeding Therapy*
> www.nikkileehealth.com
> https://www.facebook.com/nikkileehealth
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