Laminated Teaching Chart
Attachment – The Key to Successful Breastfeeding

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Double sided (21cm x 30cm – 8¼ x 11¾ inches)

Fully revised & Updated New Graphics demonstrate the suck-swallow-breathe cycle Teaching mothers how baby removes the milk & How to know baby is feeding effectively

Unique Illustrations designed to teach mothers
How to position the breast, and baby’s mouth,
to enable baby to take the best possible mouthful.
&
Teach mothers how important it is for baby to take a large amount of breast over the tongue and lower jaw to enable baby to comfortably and effectively remove milk from the breast.

Sit Down Beside a Mother & Use the Unique Illustrations to Demonstrate:

• How her baby needs to take the essential mouthful of breast. By taking a large portion of breast over the bottom lip, tongue and lower jaw.



• How to position her breast and baby’s mouth to deeply attach/latch baby.By keeping her nipple above baby’s top lip until the baby has begun taking the breast over the tongue and lower jaw.



• How a well placed finger (cradle hold) or thumb (transition hold) can be used to:

Tilt the nipple up above the top lip and position it opposite baby’s nose Offer baby the breast below the nipple first and if needed help position the breast into baby’s mouth during attachment. The nipple is attached it will follow!



• How she needs to WAIT for baby to open the mouth wide, before bringing baby swiftly and firmly onto the breast. Planting the bottom lip about 3-4cms below the nipple.

© Rebecca Glover June 2003
May be copied for individual educational purposes only. All other reproduction prohibited unless written permission is obtained from the author.

Rebecca Glover
6 Finlay Crt
LESMURDIE WA 6076
AUSTRALIA

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