Football Hold Nursing

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Football hold nursing. You are nursing a small baby especially if premature. This is a great position for mothers who have just had a cesarean section. Your breasts are large. With this nursing position you will be holding your baby on either one of your sides.

Nagin in this howcast video. The football hold lets you hold your babys head allowing you to help baby latch. A pillow underneath your right arm can help support your babys weight. If nursing on the right side hold baby with your right arm with babys feet at your side.

Another great position for a smaller baby is the football hold. Learn how to breastfeed in football hold. You can also place baby on the nursing pillow for more support roll baby in towards you in the tummy to mummy fashion bringing baby as close as possible. Babys bottom should be near the crook of your arm.

The clutch or football hold as the name suggests you tuck your baby under your arm on the side that youre nursing from like a football or handbag. It works at transmitting knowledge in order to allow everyone to acquire. Learn how to breastfeed your baby using the football hold from lactation consultant melissa k. She should be lying faceup her nose level with your nipple.

Cradle your baby facing upward in your arm. Your baby tends to. The football hold allows babies to take milk more easily which is also good for mothers with a forceful milk ejection reflex or let down. Hold the base of your babys head gently with your right palm.

The football breastfeeding hold is also referred to as the underarm hold or clutch hold. To achieve the clutch or football hold place a pillow next to you. You need to see better when getting your baby to latch on. You have had a cesarean birth and want to avoid placing your baby against your abdominal incision.

The football hold is a good position when.