You will know your baby is getting milk when you can hear
swallowing while nursing.
If your baby is breastfed, listen for the sound of her sucking and
swallowing while she nurses.
Your baby may have yellow or white blisters in her mouth and find it painful to
swallow while nursing or sucking a pacifier.
Not exact matches
When I took the time to count the sucks vs.
swallows, I realized that she is pretty much just using me as a pacifer for a nice nap;) I had become more slack
while nursing, allowing myself to eat, read, watch TV, etc..
Besides, baby took a
while to
nurse but he
swallowed meconium, and the pethidine was out of my system before I knew it.
I suggest you feed the baby more often, do lots of breast compression to help baby
swallow more milk
while nursing, and if the baby is still does not appear to be eating enough you should finger - feed your baby either pumped breast milk or formula.
Thorley adds that breastfeeding protects against ear infections not just because of breast milk's anti-infective elements, but because of the posture of the baby's head and the dynamics of the suck /
swallow / breathe cycle
while nursing.
The faster flow of the bottle (compared to
nursing) requires babies to
swallow at a quicker rate, thus increasing the amount of air being sucked in
while gulping between
swallows.