Health-and-Nutrition/C2/Side-lying-hold-for-breastfeeding/English
Slide Number 1
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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Side-Lying hold for breastfeeding. |
Image: 5 common breastfeeding holds-cross cradle, football, cradle, laid back and side lying.
Image: Mother washing her hands. Image: Side-lying hold. |
In this tutorial we will learn,
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Image: Side-lying hold | Let us begin. |
Image: 5 common breastfeeding holds-cross cradle, football, cradle, laid back and side lying. | Across the world, mothers breastfeed their babies using various types of holds. |
Image: Side-lying hold.
Image: Wrong side-lying hold. Image: Crying baby. |
As discussed in an earlier tutorial,
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Image: Deep attachment in side-lying hold.
Image: Bad attachment in side-lying hold. |
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Image: Strong baby with right tick.
Image: Weak baby with a wrong tick. |
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Image: Side-lying hold | Let us learn about a new hold called Side-lying hold. |
Image: Mother is breastfeeding in side-lying hold at night time. | This hold is recommended when -
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Image: C-section delivery. |
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Image: Tired mother |
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Image: Mother washing her hands. | Before feeding her baby, the mother must wash her hands with soap and water. |
Image: Mother showing dry and clean hands. | And dry her hands properly. |
Image: Mother drinking a glass of water.
Image: Boiling water. Image: Cool water. |
Then she should drink a glass of boiled and cooled water. |
Image: Breastmilk filling a 1 litre jug till 750 ml. | Lactating mothers produce 750 to 850 ml of milk per day on an average.
Therefore, they need to increase their daily water intake. |
Image: Mother completely removing cloth covering the breast. | Next, mother should uncover the breast from which she wants to feed the baby. |
Image: Mother has not removed bra completely.
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She should ensure not to put pressure of her bra or blouse on the breast. |
Image: Mother is lying on her side without the baby | Next, the mother should lie down comfortably on the side of the breast that she will feed from. |
Image: Pillow under the mother’s head. | She should keep a pillow under her head. |
Image: Pillow between mother’s legs. | And a pillow between her legs to avoid rolling over in her sleep. |
Image: Mother lying on her right side. |
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Image: Mother lying on her right side with the baby. | Next, let us learn how to position baby’s body correctly. |
Image: Mother lying on her right side with the baby. | Place the baby on her side such that her stomach is gently pressed by the mother’s body. |
Image: Mother supporting her baby’s back with her right hand. | The mother should support her baby's back with the hand on the side that she is lying on. |
Image: Mother supporting her baby’s back with her right hand. | The mother in this picture is supporting her baby’s back with her right hand. |
Image: Mother has placed a pillow behind baby’s back to keep her close | The mother can place a pillow behind her baby’s back to hold her close to her body. |
Image: Baby near breast. | Lesser distance between their bodies will reduce the baby’s effort to reach the breast |
Image: Deep attachment in side-lying hold. | And it will become easier for the baby to attach deeply to the breast. |
Image: Mother bending her back to bring breast closer to baby’s mouth. Increased distance between the baby’s and mother’s tummy. | Remember-
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Image: Side- lying hold |
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Image: Side-lying hold. | The second important point is the direction in which the baby’s entire body is held. |
Image: Adult eating food with head-neck-body in straight line. | You may have noticed that -
When we eat food, our head, neck and body are always in the same direction. |
Image: baby’s body is facing upwards and head is turned sideways while breastfeeding in side-lying hold.
Image: Side lying hold. |
Similarly, baby’s head, neck and body should always be in the same direction while breastfeeding |
GIF: Baby swallowing milk. | This will make swallowing milk easier for the baby. |
Image: Side-lying hold. | Now, we come to the third point in positioning the baby’s body. |
Image: Mother is supporting baby’s full body. | Mother should support the baby’s back with her hand. |
Image: Mother not supporting the entire body, baby is being pulled away. | Otherwise, the baby will have to take a lot of effort to attach deeply to the breast. |
Image: Baby’s nose is in line with the nipple.
Image: Baby is deeply attached in side lying hold. Image: Strong baby. Image: Baby’s nose is not in line with the nipple. Image: Bad attachment in side lying. Image: Weak baby |
Next, let’s look at the position of the baby’s nose and chin.
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Image: Areola. | Please note-
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Image: Side lying hold. | Now that the baby is held correctly, |
Image: Mother holding her breast with her left hand in a C shape hold from the side.
Image: C shape hold. |
let us learn how to hold the breast.
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Image: Baby’s lips and C shape hold are both horizontal. | The fingers, holding the breast, should always be in the direction of the baby’s lips. |
Image: Adult holding vada pav or burger horizontally.
Image: Adult’s lips and fingers holding vada pav or burger are both horizontal. Image: Adult taking a big bite of vada pav or burger while holding it horizontally. |
Why?
Let’s understand this using a simple example.
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Image: Adult holding vada pav or burger vertically.
Image: Adult’s lips are perpendicular to adult’s fingers holding vada pav or burger vertically. Image: Adult trying to eat vada pav or burger while holding it vertically. |
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Image: Baby’s lips and mother’s fingers in C shape are both horizontal.
Image: Deep attachment in side lying hold |
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Image: Mother’s fingers holding the breast in C shape at a distance of 3 fingers from the nipple.
Image: Deep attachment in side lying hold
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Image: Adult trying to eat vada pav or burger while holding it too close to the edge. |
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Image: Adult trying to eat vada pav or burger while holding it far away from the edge. |
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Image: Holding vada pav or burger at the right distance. |
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Image: Mother’s fingers holding the breast in C shape hold at a distance of 3 fingers from the nipple. |
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Image: Mother’s fingers holding breast in C shape at a distance of 1 finger from the nipple.
Image: Poor attachment in side lying hold. |
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Image: Mother is pressing only the nipple in C shape and drops of milk coming out. |
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Image: Mother compressing the breast at a distance of 3 fingers and more milk coming out. |
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Image: Mother’s holding breast 5 fingers away from the nipple.
Image: Bad attachment in side lying hold. Image: Mother’s fingers holding the breast in a C shape hold at a distance of 3 fingers from the nipple. Image: Good attachment in side lying hold. |
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Image: Uncompressed vada pav or burger.
Image: Compressed vada pav or burger. |
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Image: Compression of breast in C shape hold from the side.
Image: Deep attachment in side lying hold. |
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Image: Compression of breast in a scissor shape hold from the side. |
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Image: Equal compression of breast.
Image: Unequal compression of breast upwards. Image: Unequal compression of breast downwards. |
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Image: Side-lying hold. |
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Image: Deeply attached baby in Side-Lying hold.
Image: Bad attachment in Side-Lying hold. |
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Image: Mother’s both hands are supporting the baby’s back | As soon as the baby is attached deeply to the breast-
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Image: Mother’s hand is at 90 degrees to her body
Image: Mother’s left hand’s elbow is bent and tucked under the pillow. |
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Image: Mother’s both hands are supporting the baby’s back |
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Image: Mother’s hand is at 90 degrees to her body
Image: Mother’s left hand is holding the baby’s back. |
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Image: Mother has turned to her left side and is ready to feed the baby from her left breast. | After feeding from the first breast-
If the mother wants to feed from her other breast then she will have to lie down on the other side. |
Image: Mother feeding in side lying hold from her left breast. | The mother in this picture has turned to her left side to feed from her left breast. |
Image: Mother in side lying hold with her right hand tucked under the pillow and left hand supporting the baby’s back. | This brings us to the end of this tutorial. |
Slide Number 2
Acknowledgement |
Thank you for joining. |