When your little one latches on correctly, she will have
your entire nipple in her mouth plus approximately one inch of the surrounding areola and breast tissue.
The shape of the nipple encourages baby to take
the entire nipple in their mouth as with mom's breast and the unique shape promotes oral, facial, and jaw developement.
Not exact matches
When your baby latches onto your breast correctly, he will have your
entire nipple as well as some of the surrounding areola
in his
mouth.
The
entire nipple and most of the areola (the surrounding dark area) should be
in the baby's
mouth, and the baby's lips should spread out around it.
See that the
entire nipple (dark areola) is
in your baby's
mouth.
Make sure he takes the
entire nipple and at least 1 1/2 inches of the areola
in his
mouth.
They should have the
entire nipple and most of the areola
in their
mouth for a proper latch, LLLI noted.
You can see, hear and feel whether baby is sucking correctly: The baby's
mouth surrounds the
entire nipple including the areola, the tension
in the breast subsides, you hear the guzzling and shortly after this also the digestion, a full baby will relax its hands.
~ Experiment with different nursing positions until you find those
in which you are completely comfortable, with the
entire areola (dark area)
in the baby's
mouth,
nipple centered.
If a latch is completed properly, the
entire nipple and a portion of the breast tissue should be
in the baby's
mouth, so that the
nipple is pointed towards the back of the child's palate.