Dear Friends,  I read a wonderful article in Leaven about baby led latch a 
couple years ago. I understood that we line up the nose to nipple, place nipple 
under nose, and baby will open if the guiding hand is not holding the back of 
the head. So I thought the magic opening cue is under the nose. A couple 
weeks ago I met someone who works with children who sometimes bite 
caregivers. He said he was taught that if a child bites, simply putting a finger 
under the nose will cue a release. He did not say occluding the nares. I am 
going to watch the chin spot and see if it's better now, but below the nose 
works really well. We also compress/shape the breast parallel to the mouth, 
like a fat sandwich, thumb on top. I put together a 3 ring binder story book of 
pictures from different places to explain to mom first, because moms thought 
they would hurt the baby when I was teaching before making the story book. 
It starts with positioning. I also use a cotton breast and a frog puppet for 
added demo as needed. The frog opens wide and has a pocket type mouth, 
and it's head can extend back, unlike a plastic doll. Good for a few laughs, too. 
So far this is working really well for us. I would like to take a moment to thank 
all of you for being there and sharing your knowledge. I don't think I could do 
this without you all. Judy

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