You’re at step 4 in my guide for perfect latching!
(Click here for the full guide – https://lorettaanderson.com.au/breastfeeding-guide/)
You have 4 arms on your body! Yours and your baby’s! Most mothers find this awkward and challenging. Where do you put them all?
Guiding mothers for decades, I have been able to come up with the most comfortable way to hold your baby.
Don’t worry, I have you covered. Here’s some steps (or check out my video):
As your baby slides towards your nipple on your bare chest. Place your baby’s arm (the one they are lying on) around your side (the same side as the breast you are using).
Try not to lift your breast up just bring your baby down to where your nipple sits naturally.
Keep your baby close so their tummy faces your tummy and their face is still touching your breast.
Then, circle your arm around your baby’s body (the arm on the same side as the breast you are using) .
Your baby needs to be facing your breast remember tummy to tummy.
So now you are snuggled very close and your baby’s face is touching your breast. A little like the picture below.
Young mother breastfeeding her cute newborn baby son, home bedroom
Just before we move on, I want to show you a simple tweak that I use with every mother with this step!
Your arm that is circling your baby (on the same side as your breast) needs to sit in just the right position on your baby’s back. I have broken it down below for you (or watch video here):
WRONG WAY – If your baby’s head is in the crook of your elbow then your hand would be holding your baby’s bottom. This pushes their nose into the breast and makes sucking difficult.
RIGHT WAY – The palm of your hand needs to be either just above your baby’s bottom or at your baby’s lower-back. Depending how long your baby is. What this means is that your baby’s head is resting on the middle of your forearm rather than the wrong way in the crook of your elbow.
TO FIX IT – Just slide your hand up off the bottom until your baby’s head tilts back slightly then relax your arm. If you feel your baby is falling away from you, just lean back further so the weight of your baby falls on top of you.
Now you are looking like a pro! So let’s bring this together and latch! It seems like lots of steps before we get to latch! It will be worth it, I promise!
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