Guest guest Posted August 10, 2000 Report Share Posted August 10, 2000 In a message dated 08/10/2000 1:06:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mparker90@... writes: << I'm confused now. Maybe that explains why I was so sore for so long. That's like an inch, inch and a half? I knew it was supposed to be more than just the nipple itself, but I never got *that* much in her mouth when she was a newborn (or now). Is that what I am supposed to be doing next time? >> I think you might be surprised to find out how much nipple is actually going into babies mouth. Have you ever seen a drawing of what the nipple looks like inside the baby's mouth. It is stretched far back almost to the throat, by passing all teeth. You may be able to see the shape your nipple takes if you look at it quickly after baby latches off, or you can see it during a pumping session. <3 B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2000 Report Share Posted August 10, 2000 Hi Lynn, I would say yes, going by what you wrote, that you should try to get more into the next one's mouth. What I do is kinda hold close to the aerola with my hand in a C, and latch the baby on. For me this allowed the nipple to be back further in the baby's mouth. Especially pay attention to getting the underneath part into the baby's mouth, that's harder to see if it's in. HTH. Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2000 Report Share Posted September 9, 2000 At 10:22 AM 8/9/00 -0500, you wrote: > So anyway is there anything I should know to make >this experience more successful (providing my child EVER comes out!!) , My experience was to learn to latch using three hands!! I had to have DH or someone else hold the baby's arms away from his mouth, my hand/forearm supporting the baby's head and back, a pillow supporting the baby's weight, and my remaining hand holding my nipple with my thumb on top and knuckles on the baby's chin to open it wide enough for my nipple. My LLL Leader was at my bedside the first time I tried latching on my third, and smallest baby at 7 lbs, and quietly gasped when she was the size of my nipples in relation to my baby's mouth gaping open. I also used the " nipple sandwich " technique sometimes when I didn't have the help of a third hand. Basically, it's a hand-holding technique that flattens the nipple and areola making it easier to get into the baby's mouth. I'll see if I can find the written directions on doing this, but for me and my little guy, it helped. Time was the best solution though... I knew that eventually my baby would get bigger and so would his mouth. If I had too much trouble getting my nipple into his mouth, I had the option of using a nursing supplementer filled with my pumped milk, or even formula if I wasn't able to pump in between nursing sessions and ran out of milk. What you *really* want to avoid with large nipples is letting the baby latch onto a portion of your nipple, or only at the tip, and " slurping " your nipple into his mouth. It's a sure fire way to nipple cracks!! If you have to break suction and start again, then do it. It's worth the effort!! (My hubby, the avid fisherman that he is, used to get annoyed at having to help while I kept stopping and restarting, he used to kid my baby that he was gonna have to " fish or cut bait! " What an analogy!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2000 Report Share Posted September 9, 2000 At 10:22 AM 8/9/00 -0500, you wrote: > So anyway is there anything I should know to make >this experience more successful (providing my child EVER comes out!!) , My experience was to learn to latch using three hands!! I had to have DH or someone else hold the baby's arms away from his mouth, my hand/forearm supporting the baby's head and back, a pillow supporting the baby's weight, and my remaining hand holding my nipple with my thumb on top and knuckles on the baby's chin to open it wide enough for my nipple. My LLL Leader was at my bedside the first time I tried latching on my third, and smallest baby at 7 lbs, and quietly gasped when she was the size of my nipples in relation to my baby's mouth gaping open. I also used the " nipple sandwich " technique sometimes when I didn't have the help of a third hand. Basically, it's a hand-holding technique that flattens the nipple and areola making it easier to get into the baby's mouth. I'll see if I can find the written directions on doing this, but for me and my little guy, it helped. Time was the best solution though... I knew that eventually my baby would get bigger and so would his mouth. If I had too much trouble getting my nipple into his mouth, I had the option of using a nursing supplementer filled with my pumped milk, or even formula if I wasn't able to pump in between nursing sessions and ran out of milk. What you *really* want to avoid with large nipples is letting the baby latch onto a portion of your nipple, or only at the tip, and " slurping " your nipple into his mouth. It's a sure fire way to nipple cracks!! If you have to break suction and start again, then do it. It's worth the effort!! (My hubby, the avid fisherman that he is, used to get annoyed at having to help while I kept stopping and restarting, he used to kid my baby that he was gonna have to " fish or cut bait! " What an analogy!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2000 Report Share Posted September 9, 2000 At 10:22 AM 8/9/00 -0500, you wrote: > So anyway is there anything I should know to make >this experience more successful (providing my child EVER comes out!!) , My experience was to learn to latch using three hands!! I had to have DH or someone else hold the baby's arms away from his mouth, my hand/forearm supporting the baby's head and back, a pillow supporting the baby's weight, and my remaining hand holding my nipple with my thumb on top and knuckles on the baby's chin to open it wide enough for my nipple. My LLL Leader was at my bedside the first time I tried latching on my third, and smallest baby at 7 lbs, and quietly gasped when she was the size of my nipples in relation to my baby's mouth gaping open. I also used the " nipple sandwich " technique sometimes when I didn't have the help of a third hand. Basically, it's a hand-holding technique that flattens the nipple and areola making it easier to get into the baby's mouth. I'll see if I can find the written directions on doing this, but for me and my little guy, it helped. Time was the best solution though... I knew that eventually my baby would get bigger and so would his mouth. If I had too much trouble getting my nipple into his mouth, I had the option of using a nursing supplementer filled with my pumped milk, or even formula if I wasn't able to pump in between nursing sessions and ran out of milk. What you *really* want to avoid with large nipples is letting the baby latch onto a portion of your nipple, or only at the tip, and " slurping " your nipple into his mouth. It's a sure fire way to nipple cracks!! If you have to break suction and start again, then do it. It's worth the effort!! (My hubby, the avid fisherman that he is, used to get annoyed at having to help while I kept stopping and restarting, he used to kid my baby that he was gonna have to " fish or cut bait! " What an analogy!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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