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These pictures demonstrate some of the ways you can nurse your child in bed. You can nurse on the bottom breast by using the positions shown in the first two pictures. Then you can turn over and put your child on the other side. Some moms hug baby to their body as they turn and so don't have to sit up in bed to switch sides. Some moms sit up, move their baby, and then lay down on the other side.
An alternative to turning over in order to nurse on both sides is shown in the third picture. After you nurse on the lower breast, you can nurse your baby on the top breast by leaning farther over so the top breast hangs low. That way you don't have to turn over and can nurse your baby on both breasts while you lay on the same side!
Nursing in bed can take practice for both you and your baby, but many moms have found it's worth it to learn how.
Quick TipBreastfeeding in the family bed helps mom and baby sleep well!Nursing a child invites restful sleep because nursing stimulates the release of hormones that have a tranquilizing effect on a mom, and, at the same time, breastmilk contains a sleep-inducing protein that helps an infant sleep. When a mom and baby sleep together, sleep can seem almost uninterrupted: as mom senses that her baby wants to nurse, she can turn on her side, help her baby latch on, and they can both drift back to sleep. |
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