I Thought this was funny ...

From the BBC website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...de/6338819.stm

Knitted breasts help new mothers

The breasts are used by community midwife teams
A hospital needing a cheaper alternative to fake breasts has begun
knitting its own.
The woolly breasts are being used at Liverpool Women's Hospital to
show new mothers how to breastfeed and how to express milk if
necessary.

Kate McFadden, the hospital's infant feeding co-ordinator, has already
knitted several and has called in the services of her mother, a keen
knitter.

The breasts are produced in a variety of skin shades.

They are used by community midwife teams to demonstrate how milk
should be expressed, particularly for premature babies being kept in
hospital.

Ms McFadden told BBC News: "We have a regional neo-natal unit and we
encourage new mothers to express milk to help the small and sick
babies.

Expensive models

"When we first put an e-mail appeal out to everyone in the trust,
there were a fair few messages being sent back.

"But they are vital to us and are a low-cost, simple teaching tool."

Ms McFadden sourced the breast pattern from the Lactation Consultants'
Association.

She said: "You can buy model breasts, but they cost around £35 each,
which is quite prohibitive, as we need about 50."

Although community groups, including the official friends of the
hospital association, have pitched in, more knitters are needed.

Those look like funky vegetables of some sort that a person could use as
sewing pin cushions!
lol

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From the BBC website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...de/6338819.stm

Knitted breasts help new mothers

The breasts are used by community midwife teams
A hospital needing a cheaper alternative to fake breasts has begun
knitting its own.
The woolly breasts are being used at Liverpool Women's Hospital to
show new mothers how to breastfeed and how to express milk if
necessary.

Kate McFadden, the hospital's infant feeding co-ordinator, has already
knitted several and has called in the services of her mother, a keen
knitter.

The breasts are produced in a variety of skin shades.

They are used by community midwife teams to demonstrate how milk
should be expressed, particularly for premature babies being kept in
hospital.

Ms McFadden told BBC News: "We have a regional neo-natal unit and we
encourage new mothers to express milk to help the small and sick
babies.

Expensive models

"When we first put an e-mail appeal out to everyone in the trust,
there were a fair few messages being sent back.

"But they are vital to us and are a low-cost, simple teaching tool."

Ms McFadden sourced the breast pattern from the Lactation Consultants'
Association.

She said: "You can buy model breasts, but they cost around £35 each,
which is quite prohibitive, as we need about 50."

Although community groups, including the official friends of the
hospital association, have pitched in, more knitters are needed.

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From the BBC website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...de/6338819.stm

Knitted breasts help new mothers

The breasts are used by community midwife teams
A hospital needing a cheaper alternative to fake breasts has begun
knitting its own.
The woolly breasts are being used at Liverpool Women's Hospital to
show new mothers how to breastfeed and how to express milk if
necessary.

Kate McFadden, the hospital's infant feeding co-ordinator, has already
knitted several and has called in the services of her mother, a keen
knitter.

The breasts are produced in a variety of skin shades.

They are used by community midwife teams to demonstrate how milk
should be expressed, particularly for premature babies being kept in
hospital.

Ms McFadden told BBC News: "We have a regional neo-natal unit and we
encourage new mothers to express milk to help the small and sick
babies.

Expensive models

"When we first put an e-mail appeal out to everyone in the trust,
there were a fair few messages being sent back.

"But they are vital to us and are a low-cost, simple teaching tool."

Ms McFadden sourced the breast pattern from the Lactation Consultants'
Association.

She said: "You can buy model breasts, but they cost around £35 each,
which is quite prohibitive, as we need about 50."

Although community groups, including the official friends of the
hospital association, have pitched in, more knitters are needed.


Excuse my ignorance, but what's wrong with demonstrating with the real
thing?

Larry

Excuse my ignorance, but what's wrong with demonstrating with the real
thing?

well they are using them for things like hand expressing, it's hardly
appropriate for a non lactating women to get her breast out and demonstrate
that, most people would be very uncomfortable, it also doesn't allow the
women learning the chance to have a feel. The silicon ones they use are very
realistic and it was definitely helpful to have tried out on that and then
be left in private to do it my own.

Anne

I'm not sure funny is the right word.

I think it's excellent that a useful tool, that is fairly expensive and
likely to be seen as very low priority can be mimiced fairly well by
something handmade and donated.

I needed to express colostrum for my low birth weight baby and I found being
shown on a pretend breast very helpful.

Anne

He was Just having a joke lighten up a little.

Tishtash

The Australian Breastfeeding Association has been using these for some
time. Breastfeeding Counsellors do not touch the mother's breast and for
the reasons outlined by others it is not always appropriate to whip out
one's own. Hey we might also have male Counsellors one day!

I know one of my friends was quite embarrassed when new neighbours popped
over to introduce themselves and she had a bag full of knitted breasts
on her couch.

Larissa

"Larissa In Aus" wrote in message
news
The Australian Breastfeeding Association has been using these for some
time. Breastfeeding Counsellors do not touch the mother's breast and for
the reasons outlined by others it is not always appropriate to whip out
one's own. Hey we might also have male Counsellors one day!

I know one of my friends was quite embarrassed when new neighbours popped
over to introduce themselves and she had a bag full of knitted breasts
on her couch.

Larissa



I think it would be good if we had male workers doing some of the jobs that
females are doing because I feel better talking to a male doctor than I do a
female.

Tishtash

"Larissa In Aus" wrote in message
news
The Australian Breastfeeding Association has been using these for some
time. Breastfeeding Counsellors do not touch the mother's breast and for
the reasons outlined by others it is not always appropriate to whip out
one's own. Hey we might also have male Counsellors one day!

I went to a breastfeeding demonstration in the hospital when I gave birth to
my first and the demo breast was definitely useful. And if the counsellor
had whipped out her own I think all of us in the room would have been rather
taken aback - to put it mildly! It's great that they've come up with a
useful and cheaper alternative to the silicone ones.

Kasia

On 2007-02-09 02:57:34 +0800, Larry Mcmahan said:
Excuse my ignorance, but what's wrong with demonstrating with the real
thing?

Larry

We have those at work, too. We are taught to use the HOT - Hands Off
Technique. Rather than man-handling women's breasts, we demonstrate
with these ourselves, while they put their own fingers on their own
breasts in the correct position. I'm not sure if there are many
Midwives out there who would be happy to demonstrate using their own
breasts

Jo

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