Not latching on properly

[cole]

How can I get Olivia to latch on properly? Its hard enough cause she is so diddy but she wont open her mouth wide enough!!!

[ladybug]

You had any joy yet? x

[Bubba82]

when i was being showed what to do with Franky by my midwife she said to brush my nipple on his nose and he would open his gob wide then to shove my tit in quick x

[rachaelmae]

the technique we used was squeeze you boob and ram it in, worked well for us

[LittleMissMe]

With Dylan i did what racelmae said, squeeze it, kinda like holding a cigarette in between 2 fingers! with imogen though as she was so small and weak i had to use nipple shields for about 2 weeks, then she just had the hang of it didnt seem to notice no nipple shield. the shields create more of a vacuum so the baby doesnt have to hold on quite so much.

[cole]

Originally Posted by rachaelmae

the technique we used was squeeze you boob and ram it in, worked well for us

tried that but she is to smal we are getting there. x

[iwantone]

You want her nose lined up with your nipple and brush her top lip with your nipple then when she opens nice and wide bring her to the boob. If you look up breast feeding positions the cross cradle hold or the football hold is easiest when trying to get the latch right IMO. If she isn't latching on deep enough then break her latch and try again. She will get the hang of it in the end. Hang in there & good luck. x

[Bubba82]

I found laying on my side with Franky belly to belly with me was the easiest position xx

[sallyrose]

Originally Posted by cole

How can I get Olivia to latch on properly? Its hard enough cause she is so diddy but she wont open her mouth wide enough!!!

How is it all going? Hopefully she has mastered it now! my daughter wouldnyt latch on until day 6- i nearly gave up I was getting so down but was determined nt to give up, my new little boy is 6 weeks now and he was similer, its so hard but worth it x