Kim Wright Lactation Consultant

Some great advice about positioning and latch. One position or method may not work for everyone. It’s important to find what works best for you and your baby.

You know breastfeeding is going well, when it is comfortable for you and your baby is getting all the milk they need. How it feels is really important for you and our article has information and tips to help you get comfortable.

https://www.laleche.org.uk/comfortable-breastfeeding/

[Image: close up of a baby at the breast, with a deep latch and chin in deep. Text: Comfortable breastfeeding is not about how it looks, but about how it feels for you.]

Why is it important to share this? Because it may lead to the thinking that milk is made and stored like this and can “run out”. Increasing anxiety. Milk is made as you need it not stored in “balloons” or “pockets” within the breast.

Just because something is shared widely, doesn't mean it's true.
I really WANT there to be an image of what the lactating breast actually looks like, and I'd share the heck out of it, but this ain't it. Soz

Breastmilk is amazing. The more I learn the more amazed I am.

Did you know your Breastmilk is a potent cocktail of hormones. 🙌🏼😱💕