Breastfeeding – How to Latch the Baby Onto the Breast

Posted by admin on November 16, 2009

The information that follows on how to latch a baby onto the breast is perhaps the most important in terms of whether breastfeeding will be successful. It determines whether the baby can get the milk from the breast, whether the mother’s breast is stimulated to supply enough milk for her baby and ultimately whether the baby will thrive and grow. We call this ‘positioning’.