Forceful or overactive let down
Baby will gag, choke, strangle, gulp, gasp, cough while nursing as though the milk is coming too fast.
Pull off the breast often while nursing.
Try this next time:
Position baby in a tummy to tummy position with his/her head tilted back slightly and the chin touching your breast. This will direct the flow of milk up toward the hard palate and not to the back of baby’s throat, making it more comfortable for baby to manage the flow.
Experiment with different positions that will give baby more control such as:
•side-lying
•semi-reclined: leaning back in a sitting position
•koala hold
•nursing in a carrier
Source @legendairymilk
Remember you’re doing great mama!
❤Mama Muthoni
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Heal your inner child
“If something someone does causes suffering ( emotionally) within you. It’s YOUR trigger.” – April Adam’s
When your child’s behaviour triggers you, it’s a sign that you need to heal your inner child before becoming healed adult/ parent.
I have fear of wounding my children. That triggers me, imagining them as adults suffering from the same traumas I’m trying to heal.
Have you figured out your traumas? Or your wounds?
If you have or you haven’t,
Remember you’re doing great mama!
❤Mama Muthoni
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Lipstick Nip
Does your nipple come out looking like a lipstick after you breastfeed?
This is not a good sign and it indicates poor latch.
Your nipple should be round after feeding. If your nipple is slanted like a tube of new lipstick or has a white line across it, the latch is not ok.
A deep latch helps prevent sore nipples. A shallow latch means your baby is mostly sucking on the nipple and compressing it. Potential causing sore cracked nipples.
When your baby is well latched, your nipple will be far back in his mouth, preventing compression.
A deep latch leads to baby extracting more milk from the breast. This may not, necessarily, leading to better weight gain but it’s fantastic for your supply.
Tag a mama who needs this info.
Remember,
You’re doing great mama
❤️ Mama Muthoni
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