>
> Regarding taping suggestions for the SNS, I wonder if the mother who
> asked is wanting to know how to avoid the problems that repeated taping
> causes.  One suggestion I have heard is to use a Band-Aid and then stick
> the tube under the gauze part.  This does not hold it as well, but does
> avoid having to repeatedly pull tape off of such a sensitive area.
>
> Avoidance of tape, and the problems it causes, is one of the reasons I
> both use and recommend the Lact-Aid.  There are several reasons that it
> is easier to use without tape.  Its tube is shorter and originates out
> of the top of the device, so it does not have to be positioned in any
> particular configuration to function properly.  Because there is only
> one tube, there is no problem with getting them tangled.  Also, the tube
> is less slick and more adherent to the breast.  Some mothers use tape
> for the first few nursings, while they and their babies are getting
> accustomed to it but, other than that, there is generally no need to
> tape.
>
Aloha,
Darillyn