How to tell if baby is drinking example of a good latch and clear airway

Learn how to identify a good latch and keep your baby's airway clear during breastfeeding with easy, relaxing positions.

Key Takeaways

A good latch involves the baby's lips turned outward and a wide mouth.
Watching or hearing the baby swallow confirms milk intake.
Keeping the baby's nose clear ensures proper breathing during feeding.
Gently waking a sleepy baby helps maintain milk supply.
Comfortable breastfeeding positions benefit both mother and baby.

What the video covers

Demonstrates a good latch and how to keep the baby's airway clear for proper breathing during breastfeeding.
Shows a comfortable breastfeeding position that is easy on the mother's back and relaxing for the baby.
Highlights signs of a good latch such as the baby's lips turned out and wide mouth.
Explains how to observe swallowing motions to confirm the baby is getting milk.
Emphasizes the importance of keeping the baby's nose clear for proper breathing.
Advises gently waking the baby if they tend to fall asleep during feeding to maintain milk supply.
Encourages viewers to subscribe, like, and follow on Patreon for more content.
Uses a natural, calm setting to demonstrate the breastfeeding technique.
Provides reassurance and practical tips for new breastfeeding mothers.

Chapters

How can I tell if my baby is getting enough milk during breastfeeding?

You can tell your baby is getting milk if you see or hear them swallowing. They usually take breaks between breaths to swallow the milk they are drinking.

What are signs of a good latch during breastfeeding?

A good latch is indicated by the baby's lips turned outward and a wide mouth covering the nipple properly, which helps ensure effective milk transfer.

How do I keep my baby's airway clear while breastfeeding?

Make sure your baby's nose is not blocked so they can breathe properly. Positioning the baby comfortably and observing their breathing helps keep the airway clear.

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Hello and welcome to The Famous Mommy. In this video, I'm going to show you a good latch and how to keep the airways free so the baby can breathe. This is a great position for breastfeeding and easy on mommy's back, and great for the baby too. She just crawled right up and started eating. We hope you enjoy our new breastfeeding position, clear airway, and good latch video today. Please subscribe to our channel and like our videos. Click on that little bell so you can receive notices for when we have new videos. You can find more of us on patreon.com/thefamousmommy.

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As you can see, also how I pet my daughter's face while she's eating, because at times she would tend to fall asleep. Babies get very comfortable at the breast, but you definitely want them to eat so that you can maintain your milk supply. Make sure that you wake your baby up gently while they're eating to consume the most amount of milk. This is a great and easy position, very relaxing. I was just laying down on my side or my back, and she came to me, crawled up, and just latched on. Great latch, by the way, at the moment. So

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we're just chilling in bed, and this is what happens. If you notice here, her lips are turned out really well, her mouth is wide, and as she's doing the sucking motion, you can see where her throat is, where she is swallowing milk. That's how

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you know that your baby is actually getting milk. If you see them swallow or hear them swallow, they kind of take a break in between breaths, and that's for them to swallow the milk that they're drinking. Another thing you want to make

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sure of is that their nose is clear so that they can breathe properly, as you can see in this video. I hope you learn something today. Thanks for watching The Famous Mommy.

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you know that your baby is actually getting milk if you see them swallow or hear them swallow they kind of take a break in between breaths and that's for them to swallow the milk that they're drinking another thing you want to make

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sure of is that their nose is clear so that they can breathe properly as you can see in this video I hope you learn something today thanks for watching the famous mommy

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