{"id":427,"date":"2017-12-22T23:24:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T23:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devsite2.ggmtesting.com\/?page_id=427"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:05:29","slug":"is-a-baby-latching-on-how-to-tell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thenewyorkdoula.com\/?page_id=427","title":{"rendered":"Is a baby latching on? How to tell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-temp=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid pink-row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1752145407581\" ><b>Is a baby latching on?<br \/> How to tell<\/b><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><!-- Row Backgrounds --><div class=\"upb_color\" data-bg-override=\"0\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-fadeout=\"\" data-fadeout-percentage=\"30\" data-parallax-content=\"\" data-parallax-content-sense=\"30\" data-row-effect-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-img-parallax-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-rtl=\"false\"  data-custom-vc-row=\"\"  data-vc=\"8.7.2\"  data-is_old_vc=\"\"  data-theme-support=\"\"   data-overlay=\"false\" 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data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-temp=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid light-pink-row vc_custom_1752145519466\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" ><b>Signs of a Good Suck<\/b><\/h2><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The following are signs that the baby is sucking properly at the breast.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upon initial latch baby will begin to suck quickly<\/li>\n<li>These quick sucks will trigger mothers letdown reflex.<\/li>\n<li>Baby\u2019s sucking will become longer and a suck-suck-pause pattern should develop as the milk lets down.<\/li>\n<li>Baby\u2019s ear and temple will wiggle with each suck.<\/li>\n<li>Mother should feel a gentle tugging, but no pain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DONA:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dona.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.dona.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Baby\u2019s lips should be flanged and tongue should cup the breast.<\/li>\n<li>See it: The temple\/ear wiggle, jaw movement<\/li>\n<li>Feel it: Gentle tugging at the breast<\/li>\n<li>Hear it: Audible suck, swallow, pattern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><!-- Row Backgrounds --><div class=\"upb_color\" data-bg-override=\"0\" 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