Hi,
>I don't know of any carpal tunnel cases from continuing to use the cross
>cradle hold, but I do encourage mums to start using the cradle hold as soon
>as they can, once breastfeeding is going well. The cross cradle hold is so
>awkward looking and very hard to do discreetly. But it's great in the early
>days or weeks.

Would one of those "bean-shaped" cushions be helpful in this situation?
I always hesitate to recommend anything I've personally never tried and
they can be dreadfully expensive, but I noticed a lot of them in NICU.
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Anna (Mummy to Emma, born 17th Jan 1995, Alice, born 11th Sept 1996,
??? due 18th April 1998)
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