Correct lactation technique diagram

Many people feel that exclusive breastfeeding is convenient and easy to operate, and they can feed the baby by just lifting their clothes and holding the baby. In fact, there are many ways for mothers to exclusively breastfeed. The correct breastfeeding posture is of great help to the smooth development of breastfeeding. When the mother is breastfeeding, there are many ways to hold the baby. You can try each of them and choose the one that you and your baby feel most comfortable. No matter which position you choose, please make sure that the baby's abdomen is facing your abdomen, which is conducive to the baby's proper "sucking" or "wrapping". Do not just hold the baby with both hands, the baby should be placed on the roots of your thighs, otherwise, it is easy to have back pain after weaning, which affects your rest.

The correct posture for exclusive breastfeeding should be remembered

1. Cradle method

Stand upright on a table and chair with guardrails, hold the child in your arms, and support the child's body and head with your upper arms and palms. When feeding the right side, support with the right hand; when feeding the left side, support with the left hand. Place your hands under your breast in a U shape. There is no need to lower your head or lean forward, just let the baby get close to your breast. This is an ideal method for early breastfeeding.

2. Cross-cradle method

Similar to the first method, but when feeding the right side, use the left hand to support, and when feeding the left side, use the right hand to support.

3. Football team hug

This method is more suitable if you had a caesarean section or have large breasts. Hold the child at one side of your body, with your arms bent and your palms straight, supporting the child's head so that he faces your breast and the child's back rests on your upper arms. For comfort reasons, you can install a cushion on the leg.

4. Side Sleeping Hold

You can breastfeed while lying down when you are tired. Sleep on your side, let the child face your breast, hold the child's body with one hand, and put the nipple into the child's mouth with the other hand. This method is suitable for early breastfeeding and also for mothers who have had a caesarean section.

Unique breast milk-enhancing techniques

1. Reduce milk stasis

Hold the breast in a C shape with one hand and vibrate the breast slightly, gradually increasing the intensity of the vibration; use three fingers of the other hand to massage from the nipple to the nipple.

2. Dissipate lumps in the nipple and surrounding tissues

Place one hand on both sides of the nipple, press lightly with the thumb and ring finger vertically, and use the other hand to massage according to the shape of the mammary duct in the way of squeezing breast milk until the nipple gradually becomes loose.

3. Improvement of short, flat and concave nipples

Press and knead the nipple, and massage the nipple and mammary duct at the same time.

If the above methods can not help you to induce lactation, it is best to find a professional lactation consultant. If you are not professional, just knowing the techniques will not work.