>We have an LC in town that sees a lot of our patients pre-delivery. She
>tells them all to use lanolin each time before the baby latches and to
>even out the times on the breasts (eg. 10 minutes on one and 10 minutes
>on the other). Where is this coming from?
>Cheryl Muller RNC IBCLC


 From the years (30 years ago now?) before we had decent evidence to 
show that self-regulation of the baby's time and frequency on the 
breast was more likely to lead to bf success.

It seems extraordinary that someone who proclaims some sort of 
expertise could be telling mothers something this far out of date : (

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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