A New Way to Latch Baby on the Breast
Chiqui Brosas on Dec 29 2007 at 8:55 pm | Filed under: Breastfeeding
Much of the proper way to latch came from people who understood breastfeeding and from keenly observing mothers and babies breastfeed together and getting deeper insights from them.
This effective way to latch is different from how it was taught to us many years ago. When the baby latches, his mouth takes as much areola as he can inside his mouth. The difference is in his lower lip where it takes more of the breast than the upper lip. The lower lip is flanged outward and not tucked in. His tongue is is also out pressing against the breast towards his palate. Another difference is in his nose. The chin touches the mothers breast and is somehow buried in the breast while the nose does not touch the breast. Only when the mother has very big breasts might it touch, but not usually. The third difference is the tummy to tummy position. It you are to look at the baby from the mother’s point of view, his head is slightly turned upward and his lower body is closer to the mother than his upper body, not completely flat against her.
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