ABC Lite! – D
This baby is correctly attached
Check He’s Well Attached….
- Baby’s chin is touching your breast 🙂
- Baby’s nose is clear and not squashed into the breast – tuck baby’s bottom in closer to you to free the nose 🙂
- Bottom lip is curled down 🙂
- More areola is visible at the top than at the bottom of baby’s mouth 🙂
- You can see your baby’s jaw moving at the temples 🙂
- Baby is sucking with a rhythm – short sucks to start and then long, slow sucks, finishing with flutter sucks 🙂
- You can hear baby swallowing 🙂
- Your baby is calm and you are comfortable 🙂
- Relax! Your baby is well attached and having a good feed.
If you’re not sure or answering no to any of these questions, ask someone to help you check.
If you are in doubt, take baby off the breast and reposition and try again.
Poor positioning=pain!
Click here to restart positioning!
