The top and bottom lips are wide open.
The lower lip is turned outward against the breast.
The chin is touching the breast, and the nose is close to the breast.
The cheeks are full.
The tongue comes out over the lower lip during latch-on and stays below the areola during nursing.
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View Originalfigure 1Latch-on
During latch-on, a baby's mouth forms a tight seal around the nipple and most of the areola (the dark skin around the nipple). Signs that your baby has a good latch-on include:The top and bottom lips are wide open.
The lower lip is turned outward against the breast.
The chin is touching the breast, and the nose is close to the breast.
The cheeks are full.
The tongue comes out over the lower lip during latch-on and stays below the areola during nursing.
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View OriginalHand method to release breast milk
Hold your hand in a c-shape, with your thumb on top. Press your thumb gently on your breast straight back into the chest. Then, roll your thumb and fingers toward the nipple. Breast milk should come out of the nipple. Keep doing this as you move your hand around the whole breast.
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View Originalfigure 2Hand method to release breast milk
Hold your hand in a c-shape, with your thumb on top. Press your thumb gently on your breast straight back into the chest. Then, roll your thumb and fingers toward the nipple. Breast milk should come out of the nipple. Keep doing this as you move your hand around the whole breast.
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View OriginalBlocked milk duct (galactocele)
Blocked or plugged ducts are areas of the breast where the flow of milk is blocked. They can stretch the nearby breast tissue and cause a painful breast lump (as shown by the arrow).
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View Originalpicture 1Blocked milk duct (galactocele)
Blocked or plugged ducts are areas of the breast where the flow of milk is blocked. They can stretch the nearby breast tissue and cause a painful breast lump (as shown by the arrow).
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