1. The Baby's Suckling
At the beginning of the feeding, your baby's suckling will be shallow and quick. Once the milk begins to flow, the baby's suckling should become deep and slow. At one point there should be a pause and the baby should open its mouth wide. This is when the mouth fills with milk. The longer this pause, the more milk the baby gets. There should be at least 10-20 minutes in total of this deep and slow type of suckling at each feeding.
You can
- feel no pain when the baby pulls on your breast.
- hear the baby swallow.
The next video shows a baby breastfeeding well.
