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Small Adjustments to Find Your Effective Latch: Your Ultimate Guide
The Handout: How to fix a painful or ineffective latch
Sometimes you don’t need to make big changes to be much more comfortable, here are some small changes that I do with many clients to help them feel more comfortable and to get baby more milk.
Inverted or flat nipples and breastfeeding or chestfeeding
Most parents with inverted nipples just need a little extra help while they are getting started.
Why taking a breastfeeding class is essential!
Breastfeeding or chestfeeding your baby has many benfits, health (for both you and your little one) as well as practical and cost benefits.
How to prepare for breastfeeding or chestfeeding
Preparing for breastfeeding or chestfeeding prenatally can help set you up for success and make the transition to breastfeeding smoother for both you and your baby. In this blog post, we will discuss how to prepare prenatally for breastfeeding or chestfeeding, with a particular focus on education and identifying risk factors for low milk supply that can be assessed prenatally.
How to feed without a breastfeeding pillow
There are also lots of practical reasons you might not have a specialized pillow, cost, they are big and bulky to take around with you when you are out of the house or you just don’t want to have to be running around the house with a hungry baby. Here are some practical ways to feed without a breastfeeding pillow.
Overactive letdown and oversupply
Having oversupply is painful, it often means waking up in the night to empty your breast/chest even if your baby is sleeping peacefully. With overactive letdown, few parents experience as painful directly but it can be very challenging for the baby to manage and they may learn that having a shallow latch is safer for their airway which in turn leads to painful breastfeeding/chestfeeding and decrease in supply.
You’re better off without that breastfeeding pillow
Most of the clients I see have breastfeeding pillows, and they are often shocked and sometimes anxious when one of the first adjustments I suggest is to remove their pillow.
How to avoid nipple pain while breastfeeding or chestfeeding
The number one cause of nipple pain is a shallow latch. The first thing I recommend my clients do is to work on latching their baby well. This post is an update to "How to get a good latch".
How to get a good latch
Getting a good latch helps breastfeeding andchestfeeding parents to transfer milk successfully and avoid pain. Knowing when to get lactation support can help you meet your goals.