Before the child is less than 3 months old, it is best not to breastfeed in the lying position. Because the strength of the baby's head and neck is very weak, once the mother falls asleep while breastfeeding, the breast blocks the child's mouth and nose, and the child does not have enough strength to avoid it, it may cause an accident due to suffocation. Only after 4 months, the child can raise his head to avoid and push his mother's breasts with his hands, or wake up his mother with his body movements.
Breastfeeding is also beneficial to the health and well-being of mothers, which also helps to prolong the birth interval, reduce the risk of ovarian cancer and breast cancer, and increase the resources of families and countries. This is a safe feeding method and safe for the environment.
Breastfeeding is a natural behavior, but it also needs learning. A large number of studies have confirmed that mothers and other caregivers need active support when starting and continuing proper breastfeeding. The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund launched the Baby-friendly Hospital Action in 1992 to strengthen the customary practice of pregnant women and parturients supporting breastfeeding. Baby-friendly hospital action helps to improve the global situation of exclusive breastfeeding and support the whole health system, which is conducive to mothers' continuous exclusive breastfeeding.
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1, cradle holding method. Sit up straight in a chair with armrests, hold the child in your arms, and support the child's body and head with forearms and palms. The left hand feeds the right and the right hand feeds the left. The hand placed under the breast is U-shaped. Don't bend over or lean over, but let the child be close to your breast. This is an ideal early feeding method.
2, cross cradle holding method. It is similar to the first one, but it is supported by the right hand when feeding the right side, and supported by the left hand when feeding the left side.
3. Football grip. If it is a caesarean section, or the breasts are relatively large, this method is more suitable. Hold the child on your side, bend your elbow, spread out your palm, hold the child's head, let him face the breast, and let the child's back rest on your forearm. For comfort, you can put a cushion on your leg.
References:
Pacific parent-child network-feeding posture
Breastfeeding-Baidu Encyclopedia