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Positioning and Attachment

Positioning and Attachment . Hold your baby’s whole body close with the nose level with your nipple. Let your baby’s head tip back a little so that their top lip can brush against your nipple. This should help your baby to make a wide open mouth. Positioning and Attachment.

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Positioning and Attachment

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  1. Positioning and Attachment Hold your baby’s whole body close with the nose level with your nipple. Let your baby’s head tip back a little so that their top lip can brush against your nipple. This should help your baby to make a wide open mouth.

  2. Positioning and Attachment When your baby’s mouth opens wide, the chin is able to touch the breast first, with the head tipped back so that the tongue can reach as much breast as possible. With the chin firmly touching, and with the nose clear, the mouth is wide open, and there will be much more of the darker skin visible above your baby’s top lip than below their bottom lip – and their cheeks will look full and rounded as your baby feeds

  3. Signs of Good Attachment Sucking Pattern Nose Close Pain Free Content Baby Baby finishes feed and comes off breast on own Your baby has a large mouthful of breast Chin Firmly Touching Breast Full / Rounded Cheeks

  4. Importance of Correct Positioning and Attachment • Mum does not get sore nipples • Baby gets milk easily • Mums milk supply will be stimulated to meet baby’s needs

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