http://www.babiesexpresstx.com/blog.html My Blog <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="tabcolumn-1" style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 15px"><tr><td><div id="column-1" usermodifiable="true" style="width: 100%"><div id="ctrl-1815803">Blog of the day for october 25th.</div><div id="ctrl-1815804">&#160;</div><div id="ctrl-1815805"><font size="3">Breastfeeding can sometimes be challenging.&#160; But one of the most common issues I see&#160;would be a shallow&#160;latch.&#160;&#160;&#160;A shallow latch can lead to sore nipples.&#160; First investigate why infant is not latching properly.&#160; Is it due to incorrect&#160;&#160;position of&#160; infant's mouth on the nipple and areola, flat or inverted nipples, or could it be a tight frenelum, (the piece that connects the tongue to bottom of mouth).&#160; There are many reason's for a shallow latch but&#160;most are relatively easy and quick to fix.&#160;</font></div></div> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.babiesexpresstx.com/blog/2010/10/25/Reasons-for-poor-latch-and-nipple-pain.aspx Alice Byrd-Hanner, RN, IBCLC 10/25/2010 01:33:00 http://www.babiesexpresstx.com/blog/2010/10/25/Reasons-for-poor-latch-and-nipple-pain.aspx