no, katherine did NOT say she was pushing on chins, i was pointing out that
what might have started as gentle pressure on the chin has turned into
extreme pushing on the baby's chin in my area, and i see mothers who are
repeating this, probably adding an extra measure of force (because the babies
become more and more resistant). yes, i feel sure that each and every one of
you is only using gentle, firm pressure, but please - i want to know is this
just an activity that "everyone" does or is there actually some reference for
doing this to fix a baby's latch?

i do see that some replies involve pushing on the chin when the baby is
already latched on, but i must say i don't like to let a baby get latched on
improperly and then try to fix it, if i can avoid it. and, i just don't ever
see any kind of pushing on the chin helping, but rather so often causing
problems. references? i do have lots of books - if i don't have any that
mention it, where is it?

carol brussel IBCLC

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