Sentences with phrase «position against their stomachs»

To start, parents are taught to hold the baby by the thighs in a seated position against their stomachs and to make an encouraging hiss or grunt.

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Little Hugh Ambrose had managed to manoeuvre himself into such an awkward position that the back of his head battered against the base of my spine with every contraction, making me feel as though someone was smashing my vertebrae with a hammer whilst some other invisible assailant kicked me in the stomach with hobnailed boots.

That is because if the baby was in anterior position, which is the correct position, your stomach would feel hard and smooth because the baby's back would be pressing against your stomach.

Do it against your shoulder, pressing her stomach in sitting position, and let her lay down on her stomach.

It involves you sitting upright, with your baby positioned on his side, his head and neck laying along your forearm and his body against your stomach, in a tummy - to - mummy position.3 Although it's a very popular position, it's not always easy with a newborn because it doesn't give your baby as much support as some other holds.

A good way to coax a burp from a reluctant baby is to place the baby on your lap in a seating position, placing the heel of one hand against her stomach, allowing her chin to rest on the top of that hand.

Try positioning yourself so that your back is pressed right against his stomach and have him hook his hands around your waist.