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    Side-lying Position

    • First, position yourself and your baby lying down on your sides tummy-to-tummy.
    • Bend your top leg and position with pillows under your upper knee.
    • Place your fingers beneath your breast and lift upward, then pull your baby in close as he/she latches-on.
    THE SIDE-LYING POSITION IS AN ESPECIALLY GOOD CHOICE FOR BREASTFEEDING WHEN:
    • You must be flat after a cesarean birth with spinal anesthesia.
    • You are uncomfortable sitting up (episiotomy or hemorrhoid pain).
    • You need help from someone else to get your baby latched-on.
    • You are tired and want to rest.
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