9 foto's die iedere borstvoedende moeder herkent

Huilen om gemorste melk, ontploffende tieten, lekplekken? Been there, done that! Deze foto’s herken je vast als je ooit borstvoeding hebt gegeven!

1. Deze foto van een moeder die eindelijk een handige voedingspositie heeft gevonden

?little peach of the day? ?positioning to get a good latch? Baby's position will make all the difference to a good latch. Once you have mastered the skill of breastfeeding and latching on becomes natural you may experiment with lots of different positions to nurse in. But in the early days it is helpful to follow a few simple tricks and rules to establish a good, deep,comfortable latch. ?firstly it would probably be good to get yourself some comfortable nursing pillows in order to get nice and relaxed during the first days of long endless breastfeeding sessions. I would recommend a big one for yourself and a smaller one for baby to lay on ? Sit comfortably, perhaps lay the nursing pillow if you are using one on your lap and place baby on it. ?Keep baby’s body in a straight line with whole body facing the nipple and breast ? Support the neck, shoulders and back so that the baby can tilt his/her head back easily. ?Move baby towards the nipple. ?Make sure the baby’s lower lip and chin is in contact with the breast first. A gentle stroke with your nipple on baby's lip should lead to baby opening mouth wide ready to latch on. ?semi reclined position might be particularly comfortable to nurse in as you can rest and lay down a little and gravity helps you. ( see my laid back nursing post) ?practice makes perfect, if you feel any tension in your arms, neck or shoulders do get somebody to get you an additional pillow or readjust your position. Nursing through feeling uncomfortable leads to increased pains, it is fine to unlatch baby readjust the position and try again. It also helps baby to practice latching on. And a relaxed mama will have a better milk flow ?when I encountered problems first time around I immediately tenses up which ultimately made it much worse, being stressed about positioning and tensing up is going to hinder establishing breastfeeding ?once established try a variation of positions you or baby like to nurse in, it will give you confidence and frees up your mind about tensely holding your child whilst feeding. ? #breastfeeding #breastfeedingproblems #breastfeedingsupport #breastfeedingadvice #brelfie

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