Stillen - korrektes Anlegen und Stillpositionen

Your child should be well supported with a nursing pillow or cushion so that you do not have to hold the weight and can relax your shoulders.

• Sit or lie down comfortably! Support the breast with your free hand. The thumb should be above the nipple and the fingers below the nipple approx. three centimetres from the nipple (C-grip).
• Hold the baby so that its whole body is facing you and resting against your body. The baby should not have to turn its head to grasp the breast, as this makes swallowing very difficult and injures the nipple. The baby's nose should be level with the nipple when docking.
• Now stimulate the baby's lips with the nipple. This triggers the search reflex and results in the baby opening its mouth wide and lowering its tongue to the lower dental ridge.
• When the mouth is wide open, pull your child towards the breast so that it can grasp the nipple and areola well and thus get hold of a large part of the breast tissue. Make sure that you always guide the child to the breast and not the breast to the child.
• You should not hold the child's nose free with a finger, as otherwise the pressure on the nipple is considerably higher and this can lead to sore nipples. If you are worried that your child will not be able to breathe while breastfeeding, press the baby's feet and bottom more towards your body.
• The nose and chin must be touching the breast, lips turned out at the top and bottom.
• If you want to change the side of the breast or if the baby's sucking is causing you pain, loosen the suction seal at the corner of the baby's mouth or chin with your finger and then start again.