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Positioning and NIP

April_DaisyApril_Daisy member
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I have been using the football hold for feedings since my LO was born 5 weeks ago. He was born at 36 weeks and this was easiest because of his size. Now that he is growing, I realized that the football hold will be difficult as he gets bigger and tried the cradle hold this morning. It went well, mt nipples were a little sore, but they will probably adjust to the new position I hope.  My biggest problem is that I can only feed usinhg the boppy pillow. How will I be able to feed in public?  Any tips for me?

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Re: Positioning and NIP

  • charlatticharlatti member

    Practice at home without the boppy, but you can also rig up something to prop the baby in public, like covering the diaper bag with a blanket and using that. I used my knees a lot to get her in place, sitting cross-legged and keeping the knee with her head slightly higher.

    Really, it just takes practice and experimentation, but if you're in a situation where your baby really needs to eat, trust me, you'll figure it out. :)

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  • eml569eml569
    You'll just have to practice a lot. I'd stop using the Boppy for everything but overnight feeds now and do a lot of cradle/cross cradle holds. In public, I always cross one leg over the other, so you could bring along a big blanket folded (like Aden & Anais) to prop your arm/baby a little more.
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  • houndbabyhoundbaby member
    I use the craddle hold and like pp said I cross my legs and use the leg thats higher to support my arm thats under his head sometimes. And now that ds is bigger I can sit him in my lap and just support his back with one arm. You can always go into a fitting room or your car to feed too if your in a public place. I think that helped me learn how to feed him in odd uncomfortable places.
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  • hula_lulahula_lula

    have you tried nursing with him in a sling or wrap carrier? That might help hold him in position when you're in public, plus it would give you some more privacy

    When I NIP, I try to find places like the Macy's bathroom (ours has a little lounge area where I can sit on a couch to nurse) or I sit in the car (if the weather is cooperative), then I use the diaper bag as my "boppy" if needed.

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