The best positions for breastfeeding: a complete guide
Introduction
What are the best positions for breastfeeding ? This question contains a world that deeply touches the emotions of mothers.
If you are here, it means that you are interested in learning more about a topic that is not important, but more.
Perfect! This article is for you. As you can see, it is preceded by an index. I decided to include it to allow you, if you want, to delve deeper into the different facets simply by clicking on the paragraph titles.
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Now, as I like to say, we get to the heart of the action.
We will do this by taking as a reference the precious advice of Doctor Maria Chiara Alvisi, independent midwife and author of the video course Al Profumo di Latte, an extraordinary multidisciplinary path on breastfeeding that you can access at the end of the paragraph.
Correct Breastfeeding: Good Practices to Know
Before going into detail about the best positions for breastfeeding, it is important to focus on good practices for a correct latch.
The first aspect to pay attention to concerns the contact between the mother's body and that of the puppy.
It is essential that they are belly to belly . As I also emphasize in the video course, it is important that between the body of the breastfeeding mother and that of her baby there is no space for anything.
This is a very important detail. It allows the puppy to better manage the extension of the head and, consequently, to open the mouth completely.
Another key criterion for a correct latch concerns the position of the nipple.
The puppy should not find it in front of his mouth, but at the height of his nose.
By doing this, he will have to open his mouth to be able to hook it.
At this point, the mother can intervene by bringing the baby's head closer to the nipple.
During the first few feeds , in fact, it is best for the latch to be guided .
Yes, there is the sucking instinct, but from the point of view of concrete attachments we start from scratch and the mother, as already mentioned, must lead.
How exactly? Here are the steps to take:
Supporting the breast with one hand : the mother should hold it towards her mouth a bit as if she were holding a sandwich to offer to her baby;
holding the newborn with the other hand: by doing so, it is possible to carry out the aforementioned latching movement when the baby has opened his mouth.
Patience is an essential ally in the early stages. In fact, it may take some time to get a proper attack .
Returning for a moment to the second of the two points previously listed, we point out that the newborn must be held by the root of the neck.
By doing this, you guarantee him, while still maintaining safety, freedom of movement with his head (let's not forget that it is up to him to decide when it is time to attach or detach).
In all of this, I repeat, you maintain a firm grip and can easily manage the breast.
