BFing mamas - what hold do you use most?

MrsLaLaBug · September 2014

Which hold is working best for you and baby?

ashleymae6 · September 2014

All but side lying is working for us. Hoping we can nail side lying soon so I can rest while she is feeding.

Irisheyes1247 · September 2014

My go to is cradle right now, but when she's doing a longer session or does seem to be getting what she wants, I switch to football because that seems to reach different ducts better.

I like side lying in general but I doze off and she did a number on my nips so I'm waiting till she's a little bigger/ I'm less sore to do it again.

emmylu30 · September 2014

I switch between cross cradle and football. I was getting sore cracked nipples and my LC told me to switch positions every time. Also I feel like these holds get to different ducts.

Gizmo1231 · September 2014

I use football every time. I also have to tightly swaddled my DS before we feed otherwise he tries "to help" by putting his hands in his mouth or moving the nipple out.

conradraging · September 2014

I'm not BFing anymore, but when I was, football was the only one working for us. It was pretty much the only one they really talked to me about at the hospital anyway since it wouldn't have her laying on the incision.

nilvero · September 2014

Cross cradle is how I latch him on. I'll switch between the two during a feeding, especially if I'm trying to drink water. I've done side lying which has helped when I'm exhausted. He leaks badly out of the shield though, so I have to remember to put down a burp cloth.

jortiz780 · September 2014

I use football every time. I need to figure out how to use the other positions comfortably.

kmbk27 · September 2014

I switch between cross cradle and football, but football works best for us.

@jlklatte‌ I have to start swaddling DS, too, I think. He's a flailer, and it's hard enough to get him on with his little head/mouth snapping in every direction. My son, the bullshark.

Marchie1214 · September 2014

I switch up holds all the time to rotate where the friction on my nipples is.

ashaw512 · September 2014

We go between football and cross cradle. Cross cradle is used more tho

Eta: spelling

brittneyandadam · September 2014

I usually go with cradle on the left and football on the right...however, if she's super fussy, I'll use football to help get a better latch and to keep her hands/arms from getting in the way

kateitho · September 2014

We cradle hold, or I lay down propped on some pillows and let him lay flat on my belly while we nurse. Sadly, I think my boobs are too small to ever side lie nurse

Groxb · September 2014

I only cradle. I need to try football more.

Gizmo1231 · September 2014

kmbk27 said:
I switch between cross cradle and football, but football works best for us.

@jlklatte‌ I have to start swaddling DS, too, I think. He's a flailer, and it's hard enough to get him on with his little head/mouth snapping in every direction. My son, the bullshark.

@kmbk27‌ we call our DS "shark baby" too!

Djcieply · September 2014

We do football hold the most, she latches the best that way. If we try a cradle hold I latch her with cross and then move my arms. She's getting better with the cradle holds so hopefully we will be able to do that position more soon.

sapphires-and-diamonds · September 2014

We do cross cradle or cradle the most. I've done football a few times. Since my milk came in though he's been pushing off me and not wanting to latch

so we need to experiment more.

JustCricket · September 2014

I only really tried cross cradle when I was in the hospital it worked the best for supporting her and guiding her towards the boob since she was so small. When we get back to bfing I'm definitely going to be trying the football hold because I often catch myself carrying her around like this. Cradle is just not that comfortable for some reason.

doglover31 · September 2014

In the hospital we did football hold. But now I have been doing cradle hold. I might try football again soon to see how we still like it. I'm too nervous to try side lying, although the thought of laying down while nursing sounds great!

christinaperchaz · September 2014

Cross cradle and football for us. I love side lying but I also tend to pass out that way and then LO chomps my nipples apart. Lol.

conradraging · September 2014

PumpkinNHunny said:

nursedesi said:

kateitho said:
We cradle hold, or I lay down propped on some pillows and let him lay flat on my belly while we nurse. Sadly, I think my boobs are too small to ever side lie nurse

I was able to efficiently do side lie with DS and only a 36A here! it's worth a try, I promise!
I feel like the opposite. I can't do it because my boobs are huge.i was a 38 f before the milk came in. I had my mom try to help since she works with new moms and a lc, but she said it will be tough because of dense breast tissue.
I think you should totally give it a try, you could probably just lay a little more over on your side of it's really an issue.

This is how I felt too, (same size), but I didn't really try all that hard as I've already moved to EPing.

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