![]() The tube should slide into baby’s mouth alongside the nipple – push the tube away from the breast and aim it toward the roof of baby’s mouth. Bit by bit, slide the tube under the baby’s top lip (anywhere between the middle of the top lip and the corner of the mouth). Hold the tube close to the end with your index finger and thumb. However, if you watch the video again you will notice that if the baby is well latched on, there is no need to move the breast out of the way. Gently ease the breast away so the corner of the baby’s mouth is easily seen. If the baby is well latched on, the baby will have an asymmetric latch which will allow the tube of the breast to be easily slipped along the breast and into the baby’s mouth. Borderline drinking even after adjusting the latch, and using breast compressions. The pause in the chin tells you the baby is drinking 2. How do you know the baby drinks at the breast? See these videos 1. If the tube were better placed, the baby would drink even better. See this video shows a baby drinking at the breast using the lactation aid. Generally, the tube should be added after the baby has breastfed on both breasts and the flow has slowed down on the second breast (baby is mostly sucking with few drinks), but your Lactation Consultant may recommend something different depending on your situation. Note that a baby with a tongue tie does not have a good latch. ![]() See the “Latching and Feeding Management” information sheet as well as our blog What is a good latch and latch quiz. Use of the lactation aid should be shown by a person experienced in helping with breastfeeding.Įnsure the baby is well latched on. Using it this way does not teach the baby how to breastfeed because s/he gets milk regardless of how the baby sucks. ![]() ![]() Also, with a syringe, there is a temptation to push the milk into the baby’s mouth. It does not either make the lactation aid any better somehow. Please Note: Using a tube with a syringe, with or without a plunger, instead of the setup mentioned above, offers no advantage and is usually more difficult to use. In fact, we believe our “homemade” lactation aid is usually easier to use and much less expensive to buy. Manufactured lactation aids are available and may be easier to use in some situations, but not necessarily. Do not cut off the end of the tube as cutting it makes the end sharp which may injure the inside of the baby’s mouth. A medical feeding tube that is 91 cm (36 inches) long with a diameter of “5 French” works best. Though bottles do not always cause problems as above, their use when there are already breastfeeding challenges will rarely make things better and usually makes things worse.Īnd newer bottle nipples are no better than the old ones to suggest that is just good marketing!Ī lactation aid consists of a container for the supplement-usually a feeding bottle with the nipple hole cut to be larger-and a long, thin tube leading from this container. Bottles also teach babies a different latch and suck that can result in slower flow from the breast and the baby receiving more and more from the bottle. This is because bottles provide fast and consistent flow that the baby may begin to prefer over the flow of the breast which is often variable in quantity and flow rate.
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