31/07/2025
Next week is World Breastfeeding Week. This sits close to my heart, having experienced many highs and lows on my own breastfeeding journeys.
Did you know paediatric physiotherapists can work with your lactaction consultant for more successful breasfeeding outcomes?
After being packaged snug inside mum, babies can have body restrictions which can significantly affect their positioning and comfort for latching. Some clues baby might have these body restrictions include:
- head preference to one side
- preference to one breast
- breastfeeding on one side is more painful
- they were in a 'less ideal' position in utero for a prolonged period eg. posterior, breech.
Often times a mumma is doing everything right, but there are baby factors which need to be resolved for the two to make a successful breasfeeding duo, and physiotherapy for your baby can help, as part of a team approach.
