as LO get older, do they learn better latching?

simple288 · September 2009

LC said yes but I'd like to take a survey here to see what you ladies think.

last week i started BFing LO 2-3 times a day after no nursing for 2-3 weeks. i was bleeding on both side of my nipples because of poor latching and decided to XP till the pain goes away.

ncbelle · September 2009

Do you mean do you have to help them always - nope! Once they get decent head control you just have to get them in the neighborhood; now that kiddo crawls, he can even do that part himself.

I would guess though that you do have to help them to learn to latch properly - is your LC helping you correct he's latch?

JLS0320 · September 2009

It gets soooo much easier as they get older (as long as you can keep him focused!), DS can roll over and latch on w/o help, I pretty much don't have to do anything anymore.

madhatter2003 · September 2009

It gets much easier. My DS can crawl over on the bed and latch himself on without me even being awake now.

Sally J · September 2009

My DS got much better at latching without my help around 8 weeks old. Obviously now it's a piece of cake.

However, you still have to teach your little one how to latch properly in the first place. Make sure your nipple goes deep in their mouth, their tongue is down, and they have 'fishy lips'. Your nipples will be sore for a couple weeks while they 'toughen' up, but they shouldn't bleed. See an LC to make sure the latch is correct, or google some info on latching.

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