Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest EmailA good position prevents cracking and allows the baby to suck properly.1. Well-held: the baby must be taken correctly for sucking to be efficient. It will be well grasped if you don’t see the nipple or most of the areola, since the tongue is underneath. As you suck, you can see how the jaw moves.2. Cradle position: the child’s body should be turned towards the mother, not just the head. With her back well supported, the mother will bring the baby close to her breast (if necessary you can use a nursing pad). A newborn has to be very attached.3. Rugby ball: lying down with the legs parallel to the mother, the baby sucks upside down. This pose helps empty all ducts in the chest. It is useful to breastfeed two children at the same time or if there was a cesarean section, so the little one does not touch the scar.4. The most natural: the mother holds the baby on her lap, so that the weight of the child falls on his own tummy and hers. This position, adopted by the newborn in a natural way, can help babies (who latch on or get tired of eating) to suck better.5. Almost vertical: this posture, with the baby almost vertical, facilitates mother-child eye contact. It is useful when the child sucks very quickly and chokes (since they choke less vertically than horizontally).6. After a caesarean section: the first feedings, and generally those taken at night, are usually done in bed. While the stitches pull, mom and baby are placed sideways and in parallel, belly to belly, so that the child can eat without turning.A good position prevents cracking and allows the baby to suck properly.