If she is young with little mouth, see that her lips cover the lower areola than
the upper areola.
As soon as the bottom jaw makes contact with the breast, gently bring the top jaw to
the upper areola area.
Not exact matches
Incisions in the
upper, inner quadrants of the breast are usually least harmful, while incisions around the
areola can damage nerve response affecting milk ejection.
A baby properly latched on will be covering more of the
areola with his lower lip than with the
upper lip.
As your baby latches on, her chin should touch your breast first and her
upper lip should close around your breast last, ensuring she gets a big mouthful of breast tissue, primarily the lower part of your
areola and the breast beneath.
This way they will have more of the
areola in their lower lip than they do in their
upper lip so their tongue is stimulating the
areola and not the nipple.
If your baby is latched properly, the lower lip will cover more of the
areola than the
upper lip.
Then spend 15 minutes circling the areas you'd normally go to for direct stimulation (nipples,
areolae, and clitoris); instead, focus on your inner thighs, hips, abdomen, and
upper chest.