Proper

Positioning &
Attachment

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BABYS
ATTACHMENT

More areola seen above

babys top lip
Babys mouth open wide
Lower lip turn outward
Babys chin touches breast

BABYS
POSITION

Babys head and body in line

Baby held close to mothers
body
Baby supported by head and
neck
Baby approaches breast, nose
to nipple

CRADLE OR
CUDDLE
POSITION

Place your baby across your stomach tummy

to tummy
Her face and knees should be close into, and
facing your body
Head should be in the bend of your elbow,
with her mouth directly in front of your nipple
Her body should be in straight line from ear to
her shoulder and to her hip
You can tuck her lower arm around your waist

FOOTBALL OR
CLUTCH
POSITION

Lie baby beside you (you may

put her pillows to support her
and your arm)
Place her head in your palm,and
her back will lay on your inner
forearm
Tuck her feet slightly behind you

Cross-cradle or
transverse
POSITION
Same as in the cradle hold

You will be holding her in the

arm opposite the breast from
which she will latch into
Make sure she is at the level of
your breast, her body turned
toward you

Lying Down
POSITION

Lie on one side and support your

head and body
Line the baby up with her
tummy to yours. Your nipple
should be opposite to her mouth
(lower breast)

Tailor
POSITION

The tailor position is great for

older babies and toddlers.
You can place a pillow on your
lap to raise a smaller infant
up to the right level.

Expressing
Breastmilk

Expressing milk is
useful to:

When his mother goes or goes to work

Feed a low birth weight baby who cannot
breast feed
Feed a sick baby who cannot suckle
enough
Keep up the supply of breast milk when a
mother or baby is ill

Expressing milk is
useful to:

Prevent leaking when a mother is away

from her baby
To help with breast health conditions (e.g
engorgment)

How to stimulate the

oxytocin reflex

Help mother psychologically;

- Build her confidence
- Try to reduce sources of pain and
anxiety
- Help her to have good
thoughts/feelings

How to stimulate the

oxytocin reflex

Help mother practically. Advise her to;

Sit quietly and privately or with a supportive
friend
Hold her baby with skin to skin contact if
possible
Warm her breast
Stimulate her nipples
Massage or strokes her breast slightly
Ask her to rub her back

How to express breast

milk by hand

Wash hand thoroughly

Sit or stand comfortably in front of the
container
Put thumb on the breast above the nipple
and areola and her first finger on the
breast below the nipple and areola,
opposite the thumb
Press thumb and first finger slightly
inwards towards the chest wall

Press and release, press and release

Press the areola in the same way from the
sides to make sure that milk is express
from all segments of the breats

Reminders:
Not

touch mothers breast

Have PATIENCE and MORE
practice
Not to squeeze nipple
Avoid sliding or rubbing breast
Can express both breast
simultaneously
Expressing should not hurt
Express one breast 3-5 minutes

JOEFFRY ESPIRITU
Health Education &
Promotion Officer
Provincial Health Office
Tel. No. (036) 6210-629
0929-840-5199/0917-6255199