Feeding was Re: lunch with Verity

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If you use the heel of your hand, it's not obvious what you're doing -

and *gently* is important, to protect the underlying ducts, etc.

And leaking does reduce as the mum's system and baby's feeding 'tune in'

to each other - anecdotally, there is a sort of 'settling down' at about

6 weeks (and I think Mike Woolridge had a reason for that - do you know,

Sue?) and then again at about 3 months. Has anyone read 'Why they cry'

by 2 ?Dutch child researchers who link crying patches with new skills in

child development?

bfc/ but mostly pndl

Barbara Wyant wrote:

> With DD2 I was told you can 'switch off' the leak by 'pressing in' the

> leaking nipple - very very gently, just about a quarter inch or so, as if

> you were switching off a light switch - that worked for me.