Once you have compressed all areas of the breast, switch sides to stimulate further letdowns. Hold it squeezed whilst they continue to swallow. When your baby’s swallowing slows, or to increase milk flow, compress your breast firmly.Cup your hand around your breast, fingers on one side, thumb on the other.
Use breast compression to increase milk flow then switch sides to trigger a fresh letdown and encourage them to continue feeding. You could hand express so that milk starts flowing as soon as your baby latches. A baby who has become used to a continuous fast flow from a bottle may need help to persist at the breast. Swallowing encourages sucking, which will help keep milk flowing. Allow your baby to take the breast at their own pace to help them relax and feel in control. Pushing them onto the breast when they are upset may make things worse. Watch for early feeding cues – head bobbing or sucking motions – so that your baby is not too hungry when you offer the breast. Make yourself comfortable, try to take the pressure off breastfeeding and concentrate on bonding and cuddles. Handle your baby gently when at the breast to help them associate your breasts with pleasure. For more information, see our article on Positioning and Attachment for more information on laid back breastfeeding.
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Spend as much time like this as you can, skin to skin if possible. It’s your baby’s job to feed.įull body contact with your baby, particularly skin to skin, can trigger your baby’s instinct to breastfeed and help them get a deeper latch.Īs you recline, place your baby upon you so that their whole front is against you and they are supported by your body. Your role is to calm your baby, give them access to the breast, and follow their cues. A baby may have difficulty latching or staying on the breast, be fussy or reluctant to breastfeed, or be unable to remove milk effectively.īabies are ‘hard-wired’ to breastfeed, so it’s almost always possible to get back to breastfeeding using one or more of the following strategies. ‘Nipple confusion’, ‘nipple preference’ or ‘flow preference’ is often used to describe a change in a baby’s sucking pattern or their willingness to breastfeed following the introduction of a bottle or dummy.
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