Two to four days after birth, mothers may awaken to find their breasts have grown two cup sizes overnight. It’s those milk-making hormones at work! “Has your milk come in yet?” asks the nurse. Mom can answer with a definite “yes!” This dramatic increase in breast size and fullness is called physiologic engorgement. It is […]
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Flat or Inverted Nipples
My nipples don’t stick out as much as I think they should. Will I be able to breastfeed successfully? Yes, you can breastfeed even if your nipples are flat or inverted. Babies feed on areolas, not nipples. When babies latch on and suck, they draw the nipple out, making it just the right size and […]
Best Breastfeeding Positions
Helpful Breastfeeding Positions Besides the cradle hold, three other helpful breastfeeding positions are the clutch hold, the side-lying position, and the reversed cradle (also known as cross-cradle) hold. The first two positions are especially useful in the early days of recovery from a cesarean birth, when you may not want to lay baby over your […]
Breastfeeding Newborn Baby
Bond With Your Breastfeeding Newborn Both mother and baby benefit from being in contact immediately after birth. Research in the hour or two after birth shows that this is a great time to begin the intimate relationship with your breastfeeding newborn. Studies show that a breastfeeding newborn who has early contact with their mothers learn […]
Sore Nipples From Breastfeeding
Experiencing Sore Nipples From Breastfeeding Sore nipples from breastfeeding are not inevitable when you are just beginning. Painful feedings are a signal that something’s not right and you need to make a change. What’s Normal, What’s Not You can expect slightly sore nipples from breastfeeding when you first begin to nurse. As baby grasps the […]
Finding Professional Breastfeeding Help
Lactation consultants are health professionals with special training and experience in helping breastfeeding mothers and babies. Many are nurses or La Leche League Leaders and have personal, as well as professional, experience with breastfeeding. Lactation consultants may be on staff at a hospital or in a pediatrician’s office, or they may work in private practice. […]
Getting Baby To Take Bottle
“What if my baby won’t take a bottle?” It should come as no surprise that babies can be very opinionated about where their milk is coming from. A bottle and an artificial nipple are not the same as a breast, even if the bottle is offered by someone cradling the baby in secure, loving arms. […]
How Your Breasts Make and Deliver Milk
1. The lactation system inside your breasts resemble a tree. The milk glands (the leaves) are grapelike clusters of cells high up in the breast that make milk. Milk travels from these glands down through the milk ducts (the branches). These ducts then widen beneath the areola (the dark area surrounding the nipple), forming milk […]
Breastfeeding After Cesarean Section
Studies show that women whose babies are born by cesarean surgery are just as successful at breastfeeding as mothers who deliver vaginally, as long as their commitment to breastfeeding remains high. It may, however, take a bit longer for mothers and babies to begin breastfeeding after cesarean surgery, and mothers’ milk tends to come in […]