Those of you who speak Spanish, please give me some brief sentences to explain this to mom. I am fair at Spanish with schoolbook grammar, conversation classes, and OJT vocabulary. It's at the GO! point when baby opens wide, mom either pushes her breast down or she pushes babe up, to center the nipple in babe's mouth. I can control this if I am holding babe, but when I turn it over to mom, she centers the nipple. How do you explain asymmetrical latch in Spanish, to women who have 6-8 years of schooling, if they were lucky? That is my daily reality. Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC Glendale, AZ [log in to unmask] > I sometimes find the simplist method of demonstration is the most effective method of demonstration. This is especially so for sleep deprived new mothers! > > I grab a paper towell from the dispenser (which demonstrates a casualness of the process) and write in big words a checklist for mum to hold her baby: > > BOTTOM IN > CHEST IN > CHIN IN > NIPPLE UP THE NOSE > GO! > > This can sometimes be a light switch for those mums who cannot resist starting with the mouth then positioning the rest of the baby later. > > Karen Palmer > Midwife and IBCLC > New Zealand *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html