How to properly attach the baby to the chest

Nature has made the female body ideal, able to tolerate and grow a new life without artificial mixtures and decantation. Breastfeeding is a natural process that does not cause discomfort to the baby and the mother herself. If cracks appear on the nipples, the baby is naughty, refusing to eat, it's time to reconsider the technique and methods of “feeding” the mammary glands.

Perfect time

You can not listen to the advice of newly minted grandmothers who know "the best", and apply the baby to the bust exclusively on schedule. In the first 4–8 days after discharge, the baby will literally hang on her mother’s chest. It is necessary that the baby develops its own feeding schedule, and the female body understands how much milk should be produced per day.

Having survived a week of peculiar slavery, the young mother will have the opportunity to relax and do her own business. The baby will ask for a breast a maximum of 12 times a day, and eat about 20 minutes, and then sleep soundly. Well-fed children rarely act up, gain weight faster than others, and get sick less. Mother's milk is a source of a stable immune system.

You need to offer food to the baby before bedtime, after waking up and in situations when he is going to cry. You can not refuse night feeding, otherwise lactation worsens. And in order not to run to the baby’s bed twenty times in three hours, you can put the baby next to you.

Choose a position

The success of feeding depends on the position in which the woman and the baby are. It is important for the baby to feel safe, and not to balance in the air between the mother’s body and her arms. It is necessary to take into account several nuances that will facilitate breastfeeding:

1. The baby should press against the woman not with his back or side, but with his stomach.
2. Hold the baby tight so that it does not slip or fall. You can put it next to you on the bed, and press it to the body with your hands.
3. It is impossible to tightly fix the child's head in a certain position. He himself moves toward the mother's bust, and not vice versa. The lower part of the head should be supported so that the neck remains free, and the baby does not rest his chin on his chest.
4. A woman should not be tense, or feel uncomfortable. A comfortable posture helps to relax and makes feeding easier.

Sitting position
You can lean your back on a sofa or headboard by placing the baby on your arm, or bend over it. If he eats the right breast, his left limb should be wrapped around him. The brush holds the head, and the child’s body lies on the forearm, and rests on a bent elbow.

Option for women after cesarean section:

1. Expand the baby booty to the chest so that his legs are behind his mother's back.
2. Put it on a special or regular pillow, turning it on its side so that its belly is in contact with the body of the nursing. The baby's lips are in contact with the mammary gland.
3. Palms support the lower part of the head and neck. Elbow push the baby to him so that he does not slip from the pillow.

Almost a resort
Mom can relax, resting on her side, and attaching the baby next to her. Offering the lower chest, the baby’s head should be supported, but not hamper the movement of small arms and legs. If it is difficult for the baby to suck out milk from the bust, or it stagnates, it is advised to give it the upper gland. Having laid a pillow under her head, mother leans slightly over the baby, and puts a free palm on his back or butt.

Tired mothers can put newborns on a pillow, not forgetting to hold, and offer breasts.If the first signs of lactostasis appear, it is advised to try a pose where a woman with a baby is a jack.

Restless eaters
The little ones who like to wave their hands, or choke on milk, will like the pose on their backs. Mom should place a pillow or several under her, taking a half-sitting position. To press the child to his belly, and move closer to the source of food.

If milk stagnates in the bust, it is recommended to feed the baby, standing on all fours. You can turn to the crumbs from different angles, choosing the most convenient. There is nothing funny or ugly in this position, because it helps a woman avoid mastitis.

Activate reflexes

A breast for a child is like a huge sandwich with ten layers of sausage for an adult. Appetizingly, but how to put in your mouth? Nature prudently laid the necessary reactions in the infant's head, but they should be launched.

1. Position the mammary gland opposite the nose, not the lips or chin of the baby. Otherwise, he will not be able to open his mouth as wide as required.
2. Touch the nipple or finger to the tip of the baby’s nose and lower lip. This is a kind of signal for the brain, awakening appetite, and forcing to look for a source of food.
3. If the baby does not figure out what to do with his mother’s breasts, they advise to express a little milk, and moisten the lips of the baby with it, or drink from a spoon. Remembering his own taste, he will definitely want to continue the meal.

Crucial moment

When the baby realizes that the time has come to have a good snack, and to open his mouth wide, you need to slightly flatten the mammary gland.

• Wrap your fingers around the sides, a few centimeters higher from the areola.
• Squeeze so that the nipple comes forward.

The mammary gland should be compactly placed in the open mouth of the baby so that it captures as much as possible.

Correct if:

1. The nipple rests on the palate of the baby, as if inviting "come to me." This gesture makes the child actively work with his lower jaw, drinking all the milk to the last drop.
2. In the mouth of the baby, almost the entire areola disappears. If the child "terrorizes" only the nipple, cracks appear on the chest, and the baby himself has to work a lot with his jaw to get food. The baby begins to get nervous, and eventually refuses to breastfeed.
3. Mom does not feel pain. Discomfort is the first signal that the process is going wrong, and you need to change something.
4. The crumb's lower lip protrudes forward, and a tongue may lie on it. His cheeks were rounded, but did not fall inside, and it is not visible how the jaw muscles work. So, milk is going well, and the baby does not have to try her best.
5. After feeding, the mammary gland is completely empty, or baby food remains “on the bottom”.

You need to shove your chest when the child opens his mouth wide, as if yawning. The lips at this moment resemble the wings of a butterfly. If you try to push the nipple into the half-open mouth, the baby will capture only part of the bust, and it will be uncomfortable to eat, he will quickly get tired, and will remain hungry.

Movements should be fast so that the baby does not have time to close his jaw. If the mother felt pain when the nipple was in the baby’s mouth, you should tickle the baby or press on the chin. Did not help? It is advised to clamp the nostrils to block the air. When the baby spits out his chest, remove your fingers.

Important: Sometimes children are naughty, pushing or spitting out the mammary glands. You must not give up. You should calmly continue to offer the baby a nipple until he agrees to have breakfast or lunch.

Common mistakes

Breasts from birth to six months do not need anything but mother's milk. The exception is children on artificial feeding. Quite often, newly-minted parents, under the pressure of "experienced" relatives, make mistakes.

1. So that the child does not refuse natural food ahead of time, and does not want to independently get food from the chest, you can not give him a bottle.It is much easier to work the jaw, squeezing milk from a rubber thing than from my mother's bust.
2. A crying baby is better off offering a breast than a nipple. She is small, and the child can forget how to open his mouth so wide that a nipple with an areola fits into it. Dummies and bottles form the wrong bite in the baby, because of which the mother's bust suffers, and cracks appear.
3. Little milk is enough. No need to drink it with boiled water, poke juices or vegetable purees. Complementary food is a direct route to indigestion, colic, and digestive diseases.
4. The baby is fed with one breast, and not alternated. The first milk is liquid, and replaces water. The residues are thicker, reminiscent of colostrum, and they have a high concentration of nutrients. The baby should empty one mammary gland, and the next time a second. So mom protects herself from stagnation and mastitis.
5. The child needs not only to suck, but also to breathe. That's right, when his chin is pressed against the woman's bust, and a small gap remains between the chest and nose. An infant who lacks oxygen starts to choke, get nervous, and refuses to continue the banquet.
6. You can not sharply pull the nipple out of the mouth of the crumbs. A woman injures her own chest, and scares the baby. You should loosen your grip by putting your little finger in the corner of your mouth and gently pry the mammary gland.
7. The baby should not slurp or smack it loudly, chewing nipples. This means that it is difficult for him to get milk, and should be removed, and then correctly insert the chest between the jaws of the baby.

Moms with nipples pulled inward will help to adapt to special breastfeeding breastfeeding. Although the child adapts to almost any shape and type of mammary glands, the main thing is to offer them to him correctly.

Milk is the baby’s first defense against disease, and is the guarantor of its normal development. Moms who have mastered the intricacies and nuances of breastfeeding receive only pleasure and positive emotions from the process. They rarely experience breast inflammation, mastitis, and nipple cracks.

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