Contents:
- Medical Video: Breastfeeding Position and Latch
- Various problems of breastfeeding are often experienced by babies
- 1. When a new baby is born
- 2. A fussy baby before breastfeeding
- 3. Babies have difficulty breastfeeding because of the size of the mother's breast
- 4. Difficulty breastfeeding because of certain health conditions
Medical Video: Breastfeeding Position and Latch
In general, a newborn baby can automatically attach directly to the mother's nipple to immediately suckle.But sometimes babies may experience various obstacles when they want to suckle. The following are the kinds of breastfeeding problems that babies often face when breastfeeding and how to overcome them.
Various problems of breastfeeding are often experienced by babies
1. When a new baby is born
When a baby is born, the baby will spend time sleeping. This is caused by the effect of the drug during labor. For that, you need to try to wake it gently. Then, hug and position you and your baby as comfortably as possible.
The faster you breastfeed your baby, the faster it will adapt. As reported Parents, Agnes Pedicino, an educator in New York City said, "From the start, the baby's natural reflex is crawling up to his mother's breast and starting to breastfeed."
Plus, when you put your baby's bare skin on your skin, you help his reflexes. So, contact from skin to skin, coupled with body odor and your touch can lead the baby to breastfeed more smoothly.
2. A fussy baby before breastfeeding
If your baby is fussy, maybe your baby is tired, sick, or hungry. Of course this will complicate you. First, try to make it calm, take it to a place that is quieter, fainter, or change its position more comfortably.
Then, try to squeeze your breasts and remove a few drops of breast milk. The aroma and taste of breast milk will stimulate your baby to breastfeed.
3. Babies have difficulty breastfeeding because of the size of the mother's breast
If your breast size is large, then the size of the nipple is also greater. This might make it difficult for the baby when attaching (latching on) Large breast size will also make it difficult for you to hold it back.
You can use breast pump suction to make your nipples longer and thinner before the baby is breastfeeding. As your baby grows, the bigger the size of your breasts and nipples will not be a problem when you breastfeed.
If instead your nipples are too small and flat, you can pump your breasts first for one to two minutes. You can use it nipple shield (breast nipple shield) that will make your nipples smaller and longer so that it is easy for your baby. For further treatment, you can consult a doctor.
4. Difficulty breastfeeding because of certain health conditions
Some babies born with certain conditions can face breastfeeding problems. For that, you need to pay attention to a number of things when you are going to give milk. Here are some conditions that you need to pay attention to, such as:
- If your baby has problems with his heart, your baby can get very tired or have difficulty breathing while breastfeeding. Therefore, you should be patient, give your milk slowly by resting first if the baby really wants to stop.
- If your baby is born with harelip, it will be difficult for him to suck breast milk. You can learn from your doctor how to breastfeed the cleft lip technique, usually by blocking the gap in the baby's lips with your finger.
- If your baby is born with ankyloglossia or a "bound" tongue, the baby's ability to widen the tongue from his mouth is very limited. So, babies will have difficulty obtaining breast milk. Consult how to breastfeed with a doctor is the right solution.
- If your baby is born prematurely, the size of his mouth will be smaller. So, using a nipple shield makes it easy for babies to get breast milk.
- If your baby is born with Down syndrome, the ability of his muscles will be slightly weaker. However, by the right way of breastfeeding will help him to exercise the ability of the muscles of his face.
It would be better if you get supervision from a doctor if you are in these situations to make sure the baby still gets enough food.
