Learn how to latch your baby
on in the football hold, side - lying position, and laid - back nursing position so that you have a variety of options.
This can be awkward but good to know about if you are having lots of trouble with a good
latch in the football hold while breastfeeding twins.
You can hold one baby in a cradle hold and the other wrapped around your
side in a football hold, with a pillow or cushion in your lap to support the babies.
You can do this while also holding your
baby in the football hold or by holding her on your chest, with her head nestled between your chin and chest.
If baby has a preference for the other side, try changing positions — for example, if you usually nurse in cross-cradle position, try nursing the slacker
boob in a football hold so baby is facing the same way.
Hold your baby
in a football hold with their head over the baby tub, pour water over their head and then shampoo their hair and rinse.
Some c - section moms find it easier to nurse their babies
in a football hold since nursing in the cross-cradle position can put pressure on the incision.
This first video shows breastfeeding twins latched
on in a football hold (the most common position for breastfeeding twins) The baby on the left is latched on well, with their nose well clear of the breast.
Try holding your baby in different positions instead of just in a cradle hold such as up on your shoulder or
in a football hold.
Many moms like nursing both babies at once while both are
in the football hold.
Keeping your baby bundled in a new dry and warm swaddle blanket, position your baby
in the football hold, wet your infant's head with a warm, wet washcloth.
Whether you breastfeed for a month, two years,
in the football hold, cross-cradle, through the night or pump a bottle, there is no wrong way to do it, as the pledge says, «if the milk is flowin» and the baby's growin»»
First, hold your baby
in a football hold and squeeze a little water on top of her head with a washcloth.
Your other baby will be
in the football hold.
My first baby always had both breasts each feed so I'd start with him in cradle hold on the bad side, then do the second side and come back to the bad side for a third go but
in football hold.
My husband could hold
them in a football hold and jostle them, or I could hold them upright in a baby wrap.
Combination Football and Cradle - Some women find feeding one baby
in the football hold and the other in cradle helpful, especially if one baby prefers one position or the other.
I only got used to having both babies
in the football hold but there are several holds for tandem nursing.