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Barb Glare Lactation & Sleep Consultant
Phone: 0488757334
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20.01.2022 Is breastfeeding going "belly up" for you right now? There is one simple thing that you can do that will be a game-changer for your breastfeeding experience. ...Turn your baby in. When baby is "Belly up" he has to turn his head to the side to breastfeed. Try it yourself. Turn your head 90 degrees to your body and try to open your mouth really wide. Your mouth doesn't open properly, right? You can feel all your muscles straining. Try drinking a glass of water. It's going down the wrong way. When babies are in this position it's really hard to get a really good drink - their muscles fatigue quickly, milk goes down the wrong way and they gag and splutter or just give up. And it's going wreck your nipples if they feed in that position! Turn them in! When baby is tummy to tummy with you his head, back and bum will be in alignment. his chin will be "in" to the breast and his nose out enough to breathe. Forget about *special K lips* - he will be so close you won't see any lips - only the curve of his cheek against the curve of your breast. His bottom hand will be cuddling under your breast and his top had will be resting on the top of your breast. You will be cradling him comfortably in your arms and sitting back, relaxed. Tip: The bum makes a great rudder. Gently place the heal of your hand on your baby's bum and push it in towards your hip. See more
15.01.2022 I'm putting my ranty-pants on today. *Please note this post contains references to child harm, self-harm and suicidality* I've recently seen some very rigid an...d judgmental memes about infant sleep which equated mothers walking away from a crying baby with "neglect" and "abuse". I find these type of memes SO unhelpful and frankly downright dangerous. I am a huge believer in 'responsive parenting', 'cued care', 'gentle parenting', and any other name you'd like to give it. It's great to have a set of values about the kind of parent you want to be. From these values we create rules to frame our responses. But rules are best when they are flexible. They serve us best when we can recognise the importance of context. Because when rules become rigid, frames become prisons. Caring for a distressed baby is distressing! When we are overwhelmed, our brain flips into flight or fight mode. The danger is that if you don't give yourself permission to 'flight', your brain will go into 'fight' mode. No baby has EVER come to harm because a mother gave herself permission to walk away when she needed to. But babies have been harmed, DO come to harm, because their mothers couldn't show themselves that grace. And not just babies. Mothers too. They come to harm because when they don't allow themselves to flight, they fight, and often times it is not the baby who is the target of that response. They turn inwards on themselves. As a way of keeping their baby safe. They fight - with self-criticism, self-judgment and self-condemnation. And this fight can escalate rapidly and in dangerous ways. LR Knost reminds us that looking after our own needs isn't about saying "me first", it's about saying "me too". It is okay to take a break. To walk away. Take some breaths and ground yourself. Splash some water on your face. If you can, pass your baby from your loving arms to more loving arms. Regroup and when you are ready, you can return to your baby. Parenting is a relationship. And in a healthy relationship, NO ONE is sacrificed. Not baby. Not mother. #sleep #maternalMHmatters
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