Breastfeeding Guide
Written by Ahan Newman MD Tuesday, 06 May 2008 15:51
Breastfeeding can be a wonderful experience for mothers and their babies. However, it can also be a difficult one as some babies learn how to breastfeed well. These resources are intended to try to answer some of the basic questions regarding breastfeeding and also to provide some necessary instruction. At Bay Area Pediatrics, we would like your breastfeeding experience to be as smooth and fulfilling as possible. By no means is the information presented here intended to be exhaustive, but it should provide a sound framework to begin breastfeeding effectively and address some of the common problems that may occur with breastfeeding.
How do I know if my baby is getting enough milk?
Thursday, 08 May 2008 18:06
- Baby's nursing is characteristic. A baby who is obtaining good amounts of milk at the breast sucks in a very characteristic way. When a baby is getting milk (he is not getting milk just because he has the breast in his mouth and is making sucking movements), you will see a pause at the point of his chin after he opens to the maximum and before he closes his mouth, so that one suck is (open mouth wide-->pause-->close mouth). If you wish to demonstrate this to yourself, put your index or other finger in your mouth and suck as if you were sucking on a straw. As you