Women
have been breastfeeding their babies since the beginning of time.
Your baby will thrive on your milk and the cuddly closeness that breastfeeding offers.
Don't get discouraged; the nurses
and lactation consultants can help you position baby properly. Here are three
simple ways to cradle baby. Breastfeeding pillows and carefully folded blankets
and towels can also help you prop baby in a comfortable position.
1.
The
Football Hold. Place baby beside you face up and
lengthwise.
2.
The Lying-Down
Hold. Lay baby next to you in bed, with you on your right side, he on
his left. His mouth should be at the same height or slightly lower than your
nipples. With your free hand, adjust baby's
mouth toward the nipple closest to the bed and circle your other arm around
him.
3.
The Cradle
Hold. Lay baby lengthwise across
your abdomen, using one hand to support his head and the other his bottom.
Every two hours, put baby to your breast to suck. Once baby
has worked out that you're his source of milk and coordinated his latch,
suck, and swallow, he'll likely nurse for 20 to 40 minutes on each breast.
If you hear and see your baby
swallowing, he's drinking. However, you should call your pediatrician if your
baby exhibits these signs:
1.
Your baby stops feeding after 10
minutes or less.
2.
Your baby is frequently fussy and
lethargic.
3.
Your baby's skin is yellowing.
4.
Your baby's stools are hard and
dark.
In reality, all of these products
help ensure success.
1.
Medela Cure Swabs
help heal sore spots.
2.
Glamourmom's Tank Top Nursing Bra is
cute, comfy, and discreet.
3.
Gerber Breast Therapy Warm or Cool
Relief Packs relieve engorgement and sore nipples.
4.
Peaceful Pea's Nursing Nest makes it
easier to nurse lying down -- great for c-section moms.
Even if you nurse often, sometimes
your breasts still get engorged. It's hard for a baby to latch on to a
rock-hard breast, so here's how to relieve that painful feeling and get the
milk flowing.
1.
Cabbage leaves! Keep a large head of
green cabbage in your refrigerator. When you feel sore, peel off a leaf, stick
it in your bra, and voila! An instant breast-shaped ice pack.
2.
Take a
warm shower. Heat promotes the flow of milk.
You'll lose a little milk in the process, but if you're nursing regularly,
there's more where that came from.
3.
Expressing a small amount of milk
manually can help soften things up so baby can latch on more easily.
These supplies will help make
nursing easier, which will increase your odds of nursing longer.
1.
Several
supportive nursing bras. Look for styles without an underwire.
2.
Lanolin
ointment designed for nursing moms. It
helps soothe sore nipples.
3.
A nursing
pillow. These clever, inexpensive
pillows save your back and help you position baby more easily.
4.
Nursing
pads. You'll have far less laundry
to do if you place these absorbent pads in your bra to catch leaks.
5.
A breast
pump. There are many kinds, from
handheld to electric.
A
lactation consultant can help correct your baby's latch through positioning and
exercises and she can also offer advice on how to heal your nipples. Sometimes
nursing pain is caused by an infection called mastitis, when bacteria enters
the breast and multiplies in a milk duct. Nursing, safe antibiotics and warm
compresses help heal the infection.
Skin
To Skin
Skin-to-skin
time is when baby snuggles on mom or dad's
bare chest. Skin-to-skin is good for all babies, whether they are
breastfeeding or formula feeding.
Babies need lots of skin-to-skin
time with mom and dad in the hospital and at home. Skin-to-skin time:
1.
Calms you and baby.
2.
Helps baby cry less.
3.
Boosts baby's immune system and
protects against illness and disease.
4.
Helps baby gain weight faster.
5.
Creates connections between mom, dad
and baby that last a lifetime.
You
should keep doing skin-to-skin time with no interruptions until your baby
finishes his first feeding. Make skin-to-skin part of your birth plan, helps
mom and baby get off to a good start
with breastfeeding.
Ask
your hospital if they offer skin-to-skin after cesarean section deliveries
if you and the baby are alert and stable.
When
you're having skin-to-skin time, you always want to make sure baby can breathe.
Save skin-to-skin for those times you won't fall asleep. If you fall asleep,
you can easily block baby's airway.
Dress baby in a diaper and cap. Don't let the blankets cover baby's nose.
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