If soreness persists,
gently unlatch baby and relatch again.
When he falls asleep at the breast you can try stroking his cheek or foot or
gently unlatch him and burp him to get him to wake up even just a little bit.
If you are experiencing pain when baby latches on, or if it feels as though baby is just latched on around your nipple,
gently unlatch and relatch.
If you feel pain,
gently unlatch him and relatch him.
Not exact matches
If your pain lasts longer than that,
gently insert your finger into the corner of your baby's mouth to break the suction and
unlatch baby, then try again.
If your baby is clamping down when he begins to nurse, simply
unlatch him, using your pinky to
gently break the suction by pulling on the corner of his mouth.
If you do notice that baby is sleeping or taking long pauses during the feed, you can
gently stroke their cheek or foot to rouse them or
unlatch the baby and burp him to try to awaken him more and continue feeding.
You can do this safely (without tearing your nipple apart) by
gently inserting your pinky finger into their mouth and
unlatching them.
Unlatching and readjusting their latch, showing them what you want them to do by modeling a wide open mouth with tongue forward, and reminding them
gently before each feeding session can help with this.
If you need to
unlatch,
gently slip your clean little finger between your breast and your baby's mouth and break the seal.