Lactation consultants in Liverpool are deploying handknit model breasts to teach new mothers proper latching and milk expressing techniques. The idea started when one consultant brought a pair in from home and got a favorable response. More were needed, though, so they turned to the obvious place for fake breasts, the internet, and asked knitting groups for help.
Apparently, at a whopping 35 pounds, the official versions are prohibitive and impractical to work with. Which is odd. I would think that, even working just 2-3 nights/week, 35-pound breasts would be able to pay for themselves many times over and cover tuition at a decent state school on top of that. But I would agree that hauling them around all the time might get wearisome.
Knitted breasts help new mothers [bbc via craft]
PS Here's the pattern, in case there are any knitters out there [knitty]
Yet another reason Britain needs to switch to the €.
Hey look, typing € seems to make a server error. Probably £ too.
This is daddytypes -- just typing in a comment gives you a 50-50 chance of getting a server error ;)
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