Latch and Positioning

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LLL Sources

FAQs:	› Positioning Your Baby at the Breast › Laid-Back Breastfeeding › Feeding the Non-Latching Baby
Breastfeeding Today articles:	› Biological Nurturing or Laid Back Breastfeeding
New Beginnings articles:	› Breastfeeding: Instinct or Instruction?
...on sucking problems:	› Correcting a Weak Suck › Breastfeeding and Tongue-Tie
...on pacifiers:	› Will Using a Pacifier Affect my Breastfed Baby? › Pacifiers: Yes or No?
...on toddler latch:	› Uncomfortable Toddler Latch
Leaven articles:	› Clarifying the Confusion Over Cross-Cradle Hold › The World of Latch-On › Infant Self-Attachment › The Mother-Baby Dance: Positioning and Latch-On

Non-LLL Sources

Dr. Jack Newman:	› Latching Videos
Kellymom:	› Latching and Positioning Resources › Lactation Yoga... Side-lying nursing without getting up to switch sides › Pacifiers
Biological Nuturing:	› Laid-Back Breastfeeding video
San Diego Breastfeeding Center:	› Newborn Hands: Why are they always in the way while breastfeeding?
AskDrSears:	› Is Baby Latching on and Sucking Efficiently? How to Tell?

Tagged Forum Threads

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General:	latch problems positioning
Positioning techniques:	laid-back breastfeeding side-lying nursing
Latching techniques:	latching techniques nipple sandwich reverse pressure softening (for engorgement)
Signs of latch problems:	clamping down on nipple compressed nipple cracked nipples creased nipple lipstick nipples low milk transfer pain at latch-on painful latch nipple blanching nipple bleeding nipple pain nipple trauma shallow latch vasospasm
Possible causes/contributing factors:	cleft lip/palate engorgement flat nipples high palate inverted nipples engorgement mouth too small nipple confusion pacifier posterior tongue-tie tongue-tie upper-lip tie weak suck
Tools and treatments:	frenotomy (for tongue-tie) nipple shields suck training supplemental nursing system (SNS or LactAid)
Related situations:	bottle preference getting baby back to breast nursing after frenotomy (frenulotomy/frenectomy)

Related Resource Topics

› Nipple Pain/Soreness