Sentences with phrase «under the areola»

When a nipple is deeply inverted, rather than compressing the mother's milk sinuses under her areola, the baby compresses the buried nipple instead.

He has to curve his tongue under the areola, flattening and elongating the nipple.

(You want to compress the area under the areola, not the nipple itself.)

Blocked ducts can cause breast pain, there is an area of firmness or localized bump under the areola.

It can also lead to an always hungry and fussy baby since your child won't be getting much breast milk if she isn't latching on well and squeezing the milk ducts under your areola.

When the nerves under the areola are stimulated, the brain gets signals to release hormones for milk production and distribution.

With a breastfeeding mom, following a milk ejection (let - down reflex), a fully sufficient amount of breast milk is available in the area just under the areola, which drains out through the nipple.

These are infected lumps that occur under the areola.

If your baby has trouble attaching to your breast, use «reverse pressure softening» (see below) to soften the breast tissue under your areola or express some milk (by hand or with a pump).

As the baby continues to suckle, the mother produces another hormone that helps the milk to come down from the alveoli to the dilated milk ducts (lactiferous sinuses which lie under the areola — the circular dark skin around the nipple).

When a baby nurses, his tongue and jaws must work together rhythmically, cupping his tongue under the areola, and pressing it... [Read more...]

You can also make your hand into a position as if you are holding a sandwich (called the c - hold), so your thumb is under the areola and your index finger on top.

Mom can also make your hand into a position as if she were holding a sandwich, called the c - hold so her thumb is under the areola and the index finger on top so she can make her breast a little more compressed to get in the baby's mouth.

Under the areola are lactiferous ducts.