The sole aim of breast compression should be to continue the flow of milk to your baby after the baby not drinks on his own. Compression may also stimulate a upset reflex and infrequently causes a natural let down reflex to take place.
This technique could also be useful for the:
1. Poor excess weight in the infant.
2. Colic inside breast fed baby.
3. Frequent feedings or long feedings.
4. Sore nipples for your mother.
5. Recurrent blocked ducts
6. Feeding the newborn who falls asleep quick.
If things are all going well, breast compression may not be necessary. When all is well, the caretaker should allow the infant to finish feeding about the first side, then if the little one wants more - provide you with the other side.
How to utilize breast compression:
- Hold the infant with one arm.
- Hold the breast while using other arm, thumb on one for reds of your breast, your finger for the other far back on the nipple
- Keep an eye out to the baby's drinking, although there's no need to be obsessive about catching every suck. The baby are certain to get more milk when drinking through an open pause sort of suck.
- When the little one is nibbling or will no longer drinking, compress the breast, not too hard which it hurts though. With the breast compression, the infant should begin drinking again.
- Keep within the pressure until the little one no longer drinks using the compression, then release the pressure. If the newborn doesn't stop sucking while using release of compression, wait a tad before compressing again.
- The cause of releasing pressure is usually to allow your hand unwind, and permit the milk to begin flowing towards the baby again. If the child stops sucking when you release for most, he'll start again once he tastes milk.
- When the child starts to suck again, he may drink. If not, simply compress again.
- Continue feeding within the first side until the little one no longer drinks with compression. You should allow him time and energy to stay on that side until he starts drinking again, on his own.
- If the child is will no longer drinking, allow to are removed the breast or take him off.
- If the newborn still wants more, provde the other side and do it again as above.
- Unless you could have sore nipples, you may want to change sides in this way several times.
- Always work to improve the little one's latch.
