Here is an example of a mother who:
-used both the Cross Cradle Hold and the Cradle Hold for
2 years with her firstborn
-only used the Cradle Hold with her second child
-and her experiences with both.
‘I had sore nipples at the beginning (using the Cross Cradle Hold with first baby) and about every 6 months or so I’d get them again.
They were so sore nothing really helped.
I was forced to nurse at home since I’d have to take my breastfeeding pillow along in order to nurse.
This made me very uncomfortable nursing in public.
I would get achy shoulders and wrists. Unfortunately, I nursed my daughter for over two years this way.
I now have a second baby and have nursed her in the
Cradle Hold from delivery.
I didn’t really think much about the Cross Cradle Hold until now.
It is SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE IN THE CRADLE HOLD.
It feels more natural. I can relax my shoulders while I nurse so I am very comfortable.
My second baby is 10 months old now and I haven’t had any sore nipples or achy shoulders or wrists.
I am able to nurse comfortably in public and I don’t take our breastfeeding pillow with us when I visit family or friends.’
-- Dana
Note- Dana had us stumped for a while.
When we saw her at LLL meetings with her first baby, she would nurse in the Cradle Hold. We checked her positioning which was correct. We ran through other things that might be giving her sore nipples, but nothing helped.
We didn’t know that she was nursing in the Cross Cradle Hold at home.
That's when we learned to ask moms who were having breastfeeding problems, to tell us about ALL the positions they were using...
