The phrase
"to break the suction" means to separate or release something that is stuck or tightly attached to something else.
Full definition
Gently break suction with clean finger inserted in the corner of baby's mouth before removing baby from the breast.
By gently placing your finger into the side of your baby's mouth, you can safely
break the suction of the latch.
If the answer is no, then don't hesitate to
break the suction in baby's mouth and take him or her off.
Your best strategy is to minimize distractions as much as possible and keep your finger near her mouth in case you have to
break suction quickly.
You should
break the suction of the latch, remove your little one from your breast, and try to latch him on again.
When baby needs a break, it's time to change sides or is finished, simply slip a finger in the corner of their mouth to
gently break the suction.
Breath through it and count to ten, if it still hurts, unlatch right away by
breaking suction with a finger placed into the corner of your baby's mouth.
Break the suction carefully by gently inserting a clean finger into the corner of her mouth or by pressing on your breast near the mouth.
If you experience pain while nursing, gently
break the suction from your baby's mouth by placing your pinky finger in the corner of his mouth and pressing.
Gourley also notes that your baby may be nursing differently so their gums rub on your breast to help relieve teething pains, or one of you may be
breaking suction at the end of a feed by just pulling your nipple out, which causes friction, instead of releasing suction first.
«Pop the little finger in the side of the mouth where the cheek is near the breast and
break the suction calmly say no bite mommy that hurts put the baby down a few seconds and try again on the other side if it happens again repeat with a longer break.»
If you need to use the shield, wait until baby has had a few min of good sucking and
then break suction (finger in corner of baby's mouth), remove the nipple shield and immediately attempt to re-latch baby to bare breast.
Lactation consultant: You wan na put your finger in the corner of the baby's mouth and you wan na
just break the suction and slide the baby off.
If you are feeding your child and he constantly or
consistently breaks suction while feeding, this may be due to the difficulty in latching caused by tongue - ties.
If you see the signs of a poor latch when you put your baby to your breast to feed, you should gently
break the suction of the bad latch, remove your child from the breast, and try to latch her on again.
If your baby is just sucking on the nipple, gently
break the suction by putting a clean finger in the corner of his mouth and try to get him to open his mouth very wide before bringing him back to the nipple.
What I've learned is that I should be vigilant about when she's wrapping up a feed and
break the suction when she is done so she isn't tempted to start chewing to soothe her aching gums.
So, if your baby doesn't latch on well the first time, you can gently insert your finger into the side of your baby's mouth to
break the suction between his mouth and your nipple.
Breastfed babies can still nurse, but if they begin biting, insert a finger into the side of baby's mouth to
break the suction while simultaneously giving a firm, «No!»
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.
Realise this is old but if that happens, try to tilt the bender to
break the suction and raise the blender.
After you've
broken the suction, try to burp your baby and switch your little one to the other breast.
You can
break the suction by slipping your finger in the side of your baby's mouth (between the gums) and then turning your finger a quarter turn to break the suction.
If this happens,
break the suction and reposition your baby onto your breast to include both your nipple and areola.
Once you have
broken the suction, try to re-latch your baby.
If either of these happens,
break the suction and reposition your baby onto your breast to include the nipple and areola.
Do not pull your baby straight off the breast to
break suction, as this will damage your nipples.
(Slip your finger in the side of your baby's mouth, between the gums, and then turn your finger a quarter turn to
break the suction.)
If your baby doesn't release your breast but the sucks now seem limited to the front of his or her mouth, you can slip your finger in the side of your baby's mouth (between the gums) and then turn your finger a quarter turn to
break the suction.
If the baby does not come off the breast by himself after 20 to 25 minutes on a side, and you want to switch breasts or rest awhile, you can take him off by first
breaking the suction.
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.
This will
break the suction.
Be aware of this and
break the suction and relatch your baby is needed.
It's not harmful to nurse your child to sleep, however, once your child is asleep, it's best to
break the suction of the latch and remove your baby from the breast.
Don't carry on feeding if it's painful — gently take your baby off the breast (by sliding your little finger into their mouth to
break the suction) and reattach them.