Although occasionally the foods you eat can cause babies problems (especially if you come from very allergic families) it is much more likely that improvements in the breastfeeding technique will help.
The things that can help reduce wind in babies are:
Don?t wait until the baby is crying to feed. When a baby cries he gets too upset to feed well. Look for the early signs that your baby is ready to feed ? licking lips, ticking tongue out, rooting and hand to mouth activity.
Make sure that the baby is in the best possible position to feed:
? Sit so that your back is straight and your lap is flat.
? You can use a pillow to support your arms when holding baby.
? Turn your baby?s body towards your tummy.
? Tuck your baby?s bottom under your elbow.
? Hold your baby at the top of the back, behind the neck and between the shoulders so that his head tilts backwards (DON'T HOLD HIS HEAD).
? Start with your baby?s nose opposite your nipple.
? Move the underside of your breast gentley across your baby?s mouth until your baby?s mouth opens really wide.
? Baby?s bottom lip and chin should touch your breast first.
? Your Baby?s chin will be in close contact with your breast.
? Your baby is able to breathe easily.
? You can feel your baby has a big mouthful of breast.
Sometimes it helps to have the baby?s head slightly higher than your breast. For example, feeding while the baby is sitting up or propped with pillows, Or maybe with you lying flat and your baby on top of you.
Lots of short feeds tend to help babies with wind and colic. Often it is the rests between bouts of feeding that winding gives rather than the winding itself that the baby finds helpful.
Please call one of the LLL leaders if you continue to have problems.
Best wishes,
SARAH
Maggie 2817-7475
Sarah: 2548-7636
Rochelle: 2947-7147
Margarita: 2257-6757
Maggie 9048-1701 (Chinese)
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