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If a baby latches on correctly,
they will start to receive colostrum, a golden yellow liquid that is the first
type of milk from a mother's breast.
Dr. Newman coaches a new mom to
run her nipple along her baby's upper lip, wait for a gape in the baby's mouth
and then bring the baby straight onto the nipple.
Dr. Newman shows a new mother that
if her baby has a good latch, her baby should be looking up at her.
To make sure that the baby is swallowing,
Dr. Newman shows a mother to look for a longer pause in the baby's chin. A mother
should not listen for swallowing sounds, as they are hard to hear.
A small chin pause can mean that
a baby is not getting a lot of milk, but Dr. Newman assures that the baby does
not need a lot of milk at this age.
The nipple should be pointed toward
the roof of the baby's mouth. This mother runs her nipple along her baby's lip
to get him to open wider.
Latching on can be the first speed
bump a mother faces during breastfeeding. Showing proper latching on techniques
can help a mother repeat this process with her own child.
Dr. Newman states that 90% of problems
seen in his clinic are related to questions on milk supply, sore nipples, poor
latching and colicky babies.
For the best start to a baby's
life he should be kept skin to skin with his mother for at least one hour and
continue skin to skin contact as much as possible. A mother should feed her
baby on early hunger cues, not force her baby to the breast and get a good latch
when breastfeeding. .
A baby may want to eat many times
closely together for the first 48 hours after birth. Skin to skin contact helps
keep a baby's blood sugar up and temperature regulated.
A baby feels most comfortable when
his skin is directly on his mother's skin. This will help the baby's transition
from womb to the outside world. Skin to skin contact can encourage the baby
to latch on by himself.
By bringing a visual learning guide
to new mothers, Dr. Newman hopes to remedy apprehensions mothers and medical
caregivers may have towards breastfeeding.
The image of a baby at the breast,
Dr. Newman explains, has been lost over the generations even though it is a
needed visual guide to new mothers.
Women have been breastfeeding their
children throughout all of history.
Dr. Jack Newman, a pediatrician
and breastfeeding expert, explains that breastfeeding in the past few generations
has become less and less seen.
Breastfeeding should be easy for
new mothers. The past few generations, however, have breastfed very little and
healthcare providers have not had practical experience in teaching breastfeeding.
This has led to many mothers having difficulties in breastfeeding.