No problem! I am so happy that the video helped give you more confidence to feed your little. Keep going, I am sure you are doing an amazing job mama!

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Grace, I am so happy that you found it helpful! Thank you for being here.

Hi Alice, that is so awesome, It warms my heart that the video helped you and your daughter towards your Breastfeeding success. As a mom myself, who initially struggled for several months before my daughter "figured it out", I understand how important this journey is for you and your baby and how important those WINS can be for your journey. Congratulations for sticking with it, it does get easier with time and practice. Someone one told me "Don't quit on your worst day" and that helped me get through some of our biggest challenges. I am putting together a virtual Lactation Crash Course and would love it if you would allow me to share your comment as a testimonial to my work. :)

@@KassiReyes of course - please do! I'll try to remember that great bit of advice too: don't quit on your worst day

@@AliceinJapanaland thank you :)

Hi Leslie, thank you so much for your comment and for being here. congratulations on your baby and I wish you a great breastfeeding journey.

This is awesome! Thank you for the feedback and for watching 🙂 and congratulations to you. You are amazing mama 🤩

I love that it helped you. Thank you for letting me know :) Congratulations on your baby.

Thank you so much for the feedback. Laying down can be such a relaxing position. Congratulations :)

You're so welcome! Congratulations! How does it feel to be doing it again 10 years later? You got this!

As long as your baby keeps on latching and eating well and growing well, you should be good. If you end up needing or wanting to pump and have insurance, you should be able to get a free pump through insurance

Thank you for being here, your baby is so lucky to have you 💜

Hi Afrah, thank you so much for your kind words. I am so happy that you found the video helpful and congratulations on your pregnancy. It is so good that you are filling yourself with breastfeeding knowledge ahead of time, so you'll feel more prepared when your baby arrives. I love that you are being so proactive!

Thank you for the suggestion! I have recorded a video on this and will release it in the coming weeks

This is incredible! Thank you for sharing and I am SO happy that you found a position that works for you and your baby. Welcome :)

I am SO sorry. It sounds like you have done everything right, how frustrating. Not sure who checked for the tongue tie for you, but you may want to consider getting a second opinion from someone who specializes in tongue tie. A lot of times the less obvious, posterior restricitons or ties are harder to identify and can cause a lot of the symptoms you are describing. That being said, some babies have very receded chins, which tend to move forward around 3 months of age and at this time nursing may become better for you. You may also consider working with a feeding specialist and/or a cranio-sacral therapist who works in baby mouths. If you need a break from putting your baby to the breast, there is nothing wrong with taking a break and pumping. Switching to pumping also doesn't have to be a permanent solution. It may be what you do right now, and you can go back to trying baby to breast when you feel up to it again. Neither latching or pumping have to be "all or nothing".. You could pump for a week or two and then go back to trying latching, do what works for you.

@@KassiReyes thanks for the support and advice. 💗

@@KassiReyes Hey, I just wanted to say thank you again. My baby is almost five months old now, and we are exclusively nursing with no issues 🥰 it was her two month checkup the first time I could say I was pain free. It was a very hard two months, but I'm so proud of her and myself for getting here. Your kind words were a true game changer for me. My in personal lactation visits honestly made me feel ashamed. They were very informative, but cold. I felt like I was a bother or just broken because they couldn't figure out why our issues lasted so long. Your saying the jawline comes forward around three months was the first time I had heard that. It kept me hopeful and kept me going. I'm so grateful that it only took two for us. I'm so grateful you took the time to talk to me about this because I was very close to calling it quits, and I'm so glad I didn't. Nursing my babies brings me pure joy. You really had a huge impact on my relationship with my daughter and with her health during these covid times. Just wanted to let you know. congratulations on your pregnancy! ♥️ Wishing you all the best!

@@anniekelley9027 This message was the highlight of my week. Thank you for coming back and giving me an update of how things are going. I am SO happy for you and so proud of you for sticking with it. You are awesome!! It warms my heart so much to hear that you are enjoying your breastfeeding relationship with your baby. Thank you for the well wishes on my pregnancy, I am so excited to meet my little one.

i would try the side lying position as it offers your baby more freedom.

I try to use inclusive language on this channel so that everyone feels welcome in the community. Not everyone who has a baby refers to their anatomy as a "breast". Thank you for watching.

I was wondering the same thing!

@@KassiReyes we shouldn’t have to worry about grown adults feelings , it is a breast, men even have breasts.. come on.. this “inclusiveness” when it comes to every little thing makes some people feel like they are less than, honestly. WOMEN breastfeed, only naturally born females can use their breast tissue to feed their babies 🙄

Also, lactating parent? You mean the mother? I find it incredibly offensive being referred to as a lactating parent. My title is breastfeeding mother.

@@lanapavlenko7158 agreed. its very offensive.

Thank you so much! I am so happy you find them helpful :)

This is awesome feedback. I agree. I will try to make a video for those of us with larger areolas or larger breasts

This placing the heal of your hand, closer to you wrist just above baby’s shoulder blades

Hi! You are so welcome. Congratulations on your baby and OF COURSE on the inclusivity. ❤

Correction: you can use either top or bottom side when side lying. I probably just hadn't figured out the logistics of that yet when I made this video. After being a mom for 2.5 years, and this being my fav feeding position, I can say the a simple roll towards baby makes the top side accessible too :) Yay for appreciation of inclusive language. Thank you!!!

As long as you are awake and not too sleepy, or there is someone else who can keep an eye on you and baby if you are sleepy, there is no danger to using a side lying position

And also if you’re new to boob feeding, I highly recommend silverettes! So you can heal quickly if you’re not getting that latch quite right or baby is excessively gumming (hopefully not due to tongue tie) etc.

Hi Kezia, a baby should not aspirate in any of these positions, but a laid back position is probably even less like for that to happen, since milk flow is slower when the parent is laid back and the baby is more in control of the pace of feed, and since baby is belly down, it is more likely express milk would run out of baby's mouth rather than swallowing too much at once. Thanks for the question!

@@KassiReyes thank you so much 😊

Hi Ashley, absolutely these will work for a one month old. Congratulations on your baby!

@@KassiReyes thank u! I'll try it and let u know! 👏🤞

You can do side laying whenever you feel ready and rested enough not to fall asleep next to your baby

@@KassiReyes actually my son is comfortable in lying down position...but i have heard that if you feed in lying down position kids get ear infection...is it true?

Side lying can be tricky for newborns. If you feel like latching isn't ideal in this position, try again in a few weeks as baby gets older and stronger and better at latching more independently

You may need to shape your tissue a bit for them, but baby will tend to latch themselves in a laid back position if given enough time to explore. Just support them from falling off of you.

Hello! I would recommend working with a lactation consultant and mentioning this to your pediatrician as well. Possible causes for baby choking or gagging during breastfeeding could be possible tongue tie or possibly a strong milk let down reflex. The best way to start to get answers is to work with a professional and have them observe a feeding. Congratulations on your baby

@@KassiReyes thanks

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For some people. And others prefer chest. Thanks for watching!

Just because I choose to use inclusive language and have an inclusive community does not change my credibility or the fact that I can help women and people of all genders. Sorry you feel this way, this community may just not be for you, and that's ok. Take care mama.