Hi,
Make sure the baby can feel the breast on his face, nose to nipple, or
rather with the nipple touching his philtrum (the indentation between the
nose and top and lip) and his chin to the breast.  This will ussually cause
the baby to open his mouth wide and tilt his head back, ready to latch on.
 When this doesn't work, I have mom undress the baby so that at least his
chest is in contact with mother's skin.  Finally, (if we didn't do this from
the begining) we'll go for total skin to skin, with Mom leaning back and
 holding baby upright between her breasts and letting baby's instincts kick
in, patiently waiting for him to make his way to the breast and self attach,
while Mom supports him.
Good luck,
Chayn Fogelman IBCLC Israel

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 11:18 PM, Joy Moores <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Good day ladies,
>
> I am still very new to this field and am seeking your wisdom as to "tricks"
> you use to encourage a wide mouth when a babe is trying to latch on ... Babe
> will latch well if mom is lying down but mom finds her back hurts too much -
> is there really one position that encourages a "wider mouth" than another -
> this is mom's second babe - she had NO issues with the first but this one is
> making her "grow old quick" and to top it off she now has to have a root
> canal done next week.  Babe is now three weeks old and mom says things are
> better but still not great.  Suggestions?
>
> Joy Moores
> Wingham, Ontario
>
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