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A good latch is important for both effective breastfeeding and comfort. Review the following signs to determine whether the infant has a good latch: The latch feels comfortable and does not hurt or pinch. How it feels is a more important sign of a good latch than how it looks. The infant does not need to turn his or her head while feeding.
English: A mother and her 28-hour-old infant breastfeeding, with the help of an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. This video illustrates how to latch a baby onto the breast, what a good latch looks like, and the movements that are associated with swallowing milk.
English: This video illustrates why a good breastfeeding latch involves having a large portion of the areola in the baby's mouth. If the baby latches on only to the nipple, the mother may have pain, and the flow of milk is slow or non-existent.
It is advice that has been touted by doctors for years -- breastfeeding for the first six months is good for both baby's health and mom's -- so why are so many new mothers opting for formula or ...
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Example and indicators of a good latch [93] [27] In a good latch, a large amount of the areola, in addition to the nipple, is in the baby's mouth. The amount of areola visible on either side of the infant's mouth should be asymmetric , meaning most of the "bottom" of the areola should be in the infants mouth and much more of the "top" of the ...
Nipple pain may hinder breastfeeding [6] and is the most common reason for early weaning. [2] General management such as positioning and latch adjustment and thermal intervention can be administered for pain alleviation. Appropriate treatment of nipple pain is given based on the underlying cause.
Breast, bottle, whatever: How You Feed is a shame-free series on how babies eat. Ten years ago, Time magazine's cover featured mom Jamie Lynne Grumet with her 4-year-old son nursing while standing ...