How to prepare the breast to breastfeed the baby

In both consultations and maternity preparation classes, it is very common for women to ask midwives about the best way to prepare the breast for breastfeeding successful The most appropriate response we can give lactation consultants and midwives is that the best preparation is always information.

In both consultations and maternity preparation classes, it is very common for women to ask midwives about the best way to prepare the breast for breastfeeding successful

The most appropriate response we can give lactation consultants and midwives is that the best preparation is always information.

Tips to prepare the breast for breastfeeding

Evidence shows that there is no technique that has proven to be effective for breast preparation during pregnancy for breastfeeding, in fact the application of creams, massages or even brushing nipple with a toothbrush to get a callus can become counterproductive to that breast and subsequent feeding of the baby.

It is convenient to demystify some common practices during pregnancy:

1.Application of creams: the objective is to avoid the appearance of cracks. However, we know that the cracks in the nipples (very painful wounds) are usually due to poor grip on the part of the baby, that is, mechanical issues related to suction. That is why many ointments that we apply are not going to prevent, but used in excess we can soften the skin, and even injure the area (gateway for different germs).

2.Massages or nipple pinching: the objective of this practice is 'to make a nipple', in those women who have it flat or inverted. Stimulation of the nipple can cause contractions (by releasing oxytocin) that cause the delivery of the pregnant woman. Also when the baby is born, the suction that exerts has a force so big that it will be able to remove the flat nipple, even many times the inverted ones. We always recommend that you go to the midwife before an inverted nipple, she will tell us once the baby is born, what is the best way to evert it. Ac 3. Going to breastfeeding groups es: it is advisable to see how other mothers do it, observing how other women breastfeed is a natural way to learn something that is also natural; how is breastfeeding. There are more and more support groups for breastfeeding and raising and more and more pregnant women who come before having their children to seek advice. Información 4. Information:

both in non-professional associations, as well as in the classes of preparation for maternity, as in the consultation of the midwife. Women should know the pros and cons of breastfeeding, what it means for the baby and for her. In addition to knowing the possible problems that can be found (breast engorgement, painful breastfeeding, cracks ...) and who to turn to, and how it can be solved.