Bfers..side lying position ?

stepgirl21 · July 2010

Anyone got this position down? I keep trying it with Beau but he doesn't latch on very well. Do I need to wait until he gets a little bigger and has more practice with his latch before the side lying position will work for us?

armywife76 · July 2010

We had some latching issues and while I tried really hard to make it work for us early on, we didn't get it down pat until around 6-8 weeks. Keep trying, though, b/c it's so easy to just put them in bed and dreamfeed in the middle of the night. GL!

kme930 · July 2010

Definitely gets better with age. He'll get it!

cmw&tdm · July 2010

It gets much easier as they get a little bigger. The majority of my feedings were side lying for both kids and it really worked for us. I used my snoogle with Natalie and it really eased positioning. I didn't have it with my son so I used two pillows - one under my head and one under my shoulder/upper back.

epphd · July 2010

stepgirl21:
Anyone got this position down? I keep trying it with Beau but he doesn't latch on very well. Do I need to wait until he gets a little bigger and has more practice with his latch before the side lying position will work for us?

yes - didn't really work for us until Sam was 2-3 months old.

Aliki · July 2010

Erika didn't get it till she had good head control, at about 10 weeks. Before then, she was too floppy and I couldn't lie just right and get her head just right, and do all this in the dark!!! (Because if I turned the light on, it'd wake her)

BeccaLandes · July 2010

I was able to do it some in the beginning, but it definitely got easier by 2 months. My LC called it a "varsity" position, so don't be too worried if it's not working yet.

Mouseygail · July 2010

Jones and I have done it a few times but I'm finding that it's easier for me to just sit up in bed for now... His latch is not right when laying down usually and I don't want to make my nipples even more angry

jmkatz · July 2010

Honestly, it has never really worked for us. I tried in the beginning, at 2-3 months... it just isn't comfortable for either of us. I hope you find something that works for you!

ladychicago · July 2010

we failed miserably at this position until about 2 weeks ago. and even then it wasn't great. but now it is our go-to for our early morning feeding in bed. it'll come with time!

mrspresley · July 2010

it definitely comes w/time and experience...once you find that your baby is able to self-latch when you are sitting up (where you're not guiding the head at all), then i'd try the side lying position again. i found that once she mastered latching, then we were able to do this...and it's almost all we do now

my favorite way to nurse her.

yankee42 · July 2010

armywife76:
We had some latching issues and while I tried really hard to make it work for us early on, we didn't get it down pat until around 6-8 weeks. Keep trying, though, b/c it's so easy to just put them in bed and dreamfeed in the middle of the night. GL!

exactly

LOVE LOVE LOVE side lying though...I wouldn't have gotten any sleep for months without it

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