This is an excellent video, by the wonderful Dr Jack Newman, showing a classic cross-cradle hold, and a baby latching well. Notice how gentle and respectful of the baby Dr Newman, and the mother, are. Only two interventions happen - one to pull the baby's hand gently out of the camera view - so you can see what's happening, and one very gentle encouraging finger to the chin after latch has happened. No one is telling this baby she doesn't know what to do! :-) No one is 'traffic wardening ...

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Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 4:00 PM