Position And latch For Suckling

Question 0

Scissor Hold. Fingers are spread (“V”)

Answer 0

Woman with large hands - large Breast

Question 1

What is does the childbearing cycle consist of

Answer 1

Conception-Gestation-Partuition-Lactation

Question 2

C- Hold - Palmar Grasp

Answer 2

Larger Breast —-Smaller Hands

Question 3

Dancer Hand

Answer 3

Making a little shelf for the baby chin to rest on
Premature infants with Down syndrome / cerebral palsy

Baby with hypotonia.
Hypotonia no lower muscle tone

Question 4

Cradle Hold (aka Madonna Hold)

Answer 4

Moms always try this position first- seen before -

No Bed/Yes Chair

It’s hard to visual see what’s going on with latch in this position

Try resting on Forearm

Gravity issues with breast and latch. Large Breast will drop and affect the latch. Roll up towel under torso under that space n the position

Mom tend to screw the baby on the breast with this position

Question 5

Optimal Latch -What is this SAIB System?

Answer 5

Alignment
Areolar Grasp
Areolar Compression
Audible Swallowing

Bring baby to Breast not breast to baby. Tummy to Mummy for appropriate alignment.

Question 6

List 4 signs of optimal latch

Answer 6

Mom is comfortable

Question 7

Cross Cradle (“Transitional Hold”)

Demo

Answer 7

• premies and hypotonia babies.
  ONE HAND IS FREE. Yeah to New Mom
  Baby to breast n this position - not breast to baby
  We tend to have one hand dominates – can easily move to football hold on this position.

Useful to teach mom

Goose egg on head
No

Question 8

Side-Lying Hold

Answer 8

Great for nighttime feeding

Question 9

Elevator Position

Answer 9

Elevate the bed/ elevated on a pillow for upper breast

Hard for Large n Small Breast.

Question 10

Football Hold

Question 11

Straddle Hold

Answer 11

Proximal Stability to get achieve distal mobility.

Question 12

List nine breastfeeding holding positions

Answer 12

Scissors
C-hold
U-hold
Dancer Hand
Cradle Hold
Cross cradle Hold
Football Hold
Side-lying Hold
Straddle Hold

Question 13

List Signs of a Poor Latching

Answer 13

Lack of Swallowing ( long slow rhythmic then tiny sucks)

Upper Lips is Flanged-In aka far back -May hear clicking (Tongue)or smacking (lips).

Question 14

Primipara means

Answer 14

primipara (praɪˈmɪpərə)
n, pl -ras or -rae (-ˌriː)
1. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) obstetrics a woman who has borne only one child.

Question 15

Primigravida

Answer 15

refers to a woman who is pregnant for the first time or who has been pregnant once — in other words, from the time a woman gets pregnant the first time until she gets pregnant the second time, she can be referred to as a primigravida (or gravida 1)

Question 16

Multigravida

Answer 16

multigravida means a woman who is currently pregnant or who has been pregnant two or more times (gravida 2, gravida 3, etc.)