Many mothers mentioned various problems they encountered during breast-feeding, such as nipple pain, nipple vesicles and mastitis.
Looking at the essence through the phenomenon, these problems actually lie in the nursing posture.
Which posture should I use to nurse my baby? Is there a so-called “perfect nursing posture”?
In fact, there is no specific perfect breast-feeding posture in what. As long as you and your baby are comfortable and your baby can eat enough milk, that is the most unique perfect posture suitable for your mother and child.
There are some common points for various comfortable and effective breast-feeding postures. Do the following 5 points well and feed them as you like:
1. Make sure your baby’s body is in a straight line.
2. The baby and the mother are as close to each other as possible, and their chin is close to their breasts.
3. The baby’s head needs proper support and needs to ensure the free movement of the baby’s head.
4. Never press your baby’s head against your breast. This may cause your baby to have shallow milk and cannot eat milk effectively. At the same time, it will also lead to pain in your mother’s nipples.
5. Let the baby open his mouth as much as possible, turn his upper and lower lips outward, and contain the nipple and a part of areola, instead of holding the nipple shallowly. The baby’s sucking sound should be deep, long and slow.
Here are some common reference nursing postures for mothers. If you haven’t explored a unique freestyle suitable for your baby, you may as well learn it.
Cradle type
When people talk about breast-feeding posture, the first posture that comes to mind is probably [cradle style].
In the nursing room and many mother and infant related products, there will be a pattern of mothers holding and protecting their babies in a cradle-like posture. This posture can be called a classic, simple and easy to use, and is the first choice for many novice mothers.
Hold the baby horizontally in front of the mother, let the baby eat the left breast when holding the left arm, eat the right breast when holding the right arm, and let the baby’s head lie in the mother’s arm.
Here is a friendly reminder for everyone. When the “cradle” breast-feeding posture is adopted, Mothers can put pillows behind their waists, under their feet, Or cushion under the arm as a support, with the help of cushion to create a comfortable breast-feeding environment for yourself, let the baby happy breast-feeding at the same time can also make yourself comfortable. Don’t want to fall shoulder soreness, waist soreness, neck soreness after lactation, mothers must pay attention to do a good job of waist and back support during lactation.
Generally speaking, cradle style is suitable for most mothers who have just started the initial stage of lactation.
Rugby style
Yes, it is really difficult to associate soft and tender breast-feeding with violent and barbaric football matches.
However, this rugby nursing posture is very helpful to some mothers with special circumstances.
The mother bent the baby under her arms, just like an athlete holding a football. The arms can be supported on the armrest or cushion of the chair.
This posture is very suitable for twin mothers to nurse their two children at the same time, greatly saving the time for babies to take turns to nurse.
In addition, it is also a good choice for mothers undergoing cesarean section. Rugby nursing posture can prevent the baby from pressing or touching the cesarean section wound.
Lie Feed
When the mother lies on her side to rest, let the baby face the lower breast sideways. It is better for the baby’s back to be supported by a cushion or soft gauze roll, and the mother’s opposite arm can also support the baby’s neck and scapula behind her back.
The lying feeding posture is very suitable for mothers who have not recovered their physical strength after delivery and need bed rest, and is also suitable for mothers who undergo cesarean section. The most important point is that lying feeding is also a posture especially suitable for night milk.
In the dead of night, the little people nest in their arms and eat milk quietly. The baby and the mother enjoy the quiet time alone. After feeding the milk, the mother does not have to get up and toss, but can fall asleep directly, which is the best welfare for the nursing mother who is seriously short of sleep.
Half-lying breastfeeding
This is a very suitable nursing posture for rest. The mother can lie half or flat, with pillows or cushions behind her and the baby on her chest.
Half-lying breast-feeding is a posture that can solve some breast-feeding problems. The baby will choke milk frequently because the mother’s milk flow rate is too fast. Half-lying breast-feeding can resist gravity and help the baby buffer the milk array that is too urgent to solve the problem of baby choking milk.
The above breast-feeding posture is only a reference for all mothers. It is not necessary to strictly control the standard posture of textbook-style breast-feeding, nor is there a perfect breast-feeding posture in what.
Next, it’s time to give full play to the imagination of mothers. I hope mothers can keep running in with their little babies and find the most suitable freestyle breast-feeding posture.