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By: Breastfeeding while lying flat on my back? - Breastfeeding Forum

Breastfeeding while lying flat on my back? - Breastfeeding Forum — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:14:18 +0000

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By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:52:42 +0000

Very interesting! I think if I’d tried this with my other two I would have had more success. I will try it with bub number 3 when he/she comes along in 6 months time. So many things make sense now.
Also I think if bub is laying on it’s tummy it would help to clear any wind as it builds up without bub needing to be winded so often as Naomi pointed out. Exciting!

By: memordee

memordee — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:03:06 +0000

I think any way that works for a mother and her baby is the best way Having too many rules to follow to get breastfeeding right makes it sound complicated.

By: Elizabeth Jay

Elizabeth Jay — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:38:20 +0000

Thanks Naomi, that’s really interesting. I hadn’t heard about the potential wind/congestion clearing advantages to biological nurturing positions before.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:04:42 +0000

I’m 4 months into feeding my second baby and have had 5 bouts of mastitis. Biological nuturing was my saviour. It helped me empty my infected breast completely when other positions did not. It also allows the baby to wind itself during the feed with no mother intervention and it clears their noses if they are congested with a cold and can’t feed properly. I wish I’d know about it earlier, as I would have done it straight after the birth to see if it avoided the truly awful cracking and pain I experienced at the start.