• Baby’s ear, shoulder and hip should form a straight line.
• A pillow under your baby will help keep him at the breast level without straining your arm, shoulder and neck or back muscles.
• Your breast can also be supported with your thumb above and hand underneath.(C shape)
• Touch your baby’s lower lip with your nipple.
• Wait for baby to open wide like a yawn. Pull baby in close, and bring your baby to the breast rather than the breast to baby.
• Baby should latch on with his mouth covering a large portion of your areola (dark area around the nipple)
• Baby’s nose may rest on the breast but the chin should always press into the breast during active sucking, this plays an important part in the release/ejection of milk.
• If you leave the hand supporting the breast in place, be sure you do not press down with your thumb, which can pull your nipple to the front of baby’s mouth.
• Look for your baby’s jaw line moving and watch for the movement to cause the ear lobe to wiggle as your baby sucks
Artible by: Elizabeth Arthur
• A pillow under your baby will help keep him at the breast level without straining your arm, shoulder and neck or back muscles.
• Your breast can also be supported with your thumb above and hand underneath.(C shape)
• Touch your baby’s lower lip with your nipple.
• Wait for baby to open wide like a yawn. Pull baby in close, and bring your baby to the breast rather than the breast to baby.
• Baby should latch on with his mouth covering a large portion of your areola (dark area around the nipple)
• Baby’s nose may rest on the breast but the chin should always press into the breast during active sucking, this plays an important part in the release/ejection of milk.
• If you leave the hand supporting the breast in place, be sure you do not press down with your thumb, which can pull your nipple to the front of baby’s mouth.
• Look for your baby’s jaw line moving and watch for the movement to cause the ear lobe to wiggle as your baby sucks
Artible by: Elizabeth Arthur
