An Incorrect Breastfeeding Latch: If your baby is not
latching onto your breast well, he may not be able to draw that much breast milk out of your breast.
The same thing can occur with the top lip, preventing baby from
latching onto the breast well.
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.
With a
good latch, your baby is securely fastened
onto your
breast and feeding
well.
A
good nursing pillow should perform a few essential functions when you're breastfeeding: it should lift your baby up into a
better position for
latching onto your
breast, it should relieve stress on your back, arms, neck, and shoulders, and it should support your baby's head and body.
Immediately after my scheduled c - section these two boys were sucking
onto their skin and the nurses
latched them on to Mommy at the same time and that moment makes me realize, I made the
best choice to
breast - fed my 7 lb babies and at 9 lbs I can see that they're enjoying every second of it: --RRB-
Whether you can not produce milk or can not get your baby to
latch onto your
breast, it is
good to know that you have options.
As you might already know, breastfed babies need to form a
good latch onto the
breast for effective feeding and tongue - tie could interfere.
Remember, babies need to
latch onto some of the
breast as
well as the nipple.