In a message dated 1/1/2005 12:01:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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I often  envision a big room where moms can come and sit with

their babies and  learn as a group about bf positions, latch, etc. In the

U.S. this is  not culturally  accepted.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Here it is acceptable for many moms, .....at a large hospital here we  have 
"Latch Check" class on each of the three OB floors most days of the week,  
...moms and babies gather in the nursery where we have some nice rockers  and some 
gliders, BF pillows, ....focus is on the basics of position and latch  which 
means also teachings 'states', cues, arousing baby etc, if a mom and baby  
cannot latch at that time the mom still learns a lot and gets lots of support,  
....it is extra nice when all the babies and breast cooperate and you have  
several very new mother-baby couples all latched at the same  time.

 
Debbie  Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
_LCAGW.org_ (http://www.lcagw.org/) 
Co-VP 
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the  Fairfax County suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway

_BestBreastfeeding.Info_ (http://www.bestbreastfeeding.info/) 

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