https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:08:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-377139 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:41:17 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 377139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried it, but it didn't work so well when he was teeny tiny. I needed to support him a lot more to get a good latch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-377122 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:01:57 +0000 Penny Lane 377122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do the cradle hold, but once he's latched I lean pretty far back in my recliner, so I kind of end up like that, except still holding him across my chest, so I can still use my boppy! It seems to help him not choke on the milk </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-377104 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:16:27 +0000 Mrs.B 377104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like my breast would suffocate her. I have issues with side lying because of my breast size. I have to hold my breast back so it doesn't cover her nose. I stick to traditional holds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-376926 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:09:51 +0000 MsMini 376926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can now that Sawyer is older, but as a newborn he would have suffocated on my boob (I have H cups boobs) I suspect it is better for smaller busted mommies. I also have very flat (borderline) inverted nipples, so I had to be more active in getting him latched. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-376921 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:04:22 +0000 SleepyMonkey 376921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm still brand new at this (LO is 1 week old), but i find that football hold works best for us. she hates laying on her side, so the cradle/cross-cradle doesn't work and this reclining position only worked once or twice because her neck control isn't strong enough and she gets all frustrated if we can't get a latch right away because her little face gets smushed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-373872 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:38:13 +0000 prettylizy 373872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We sort of morph into that position sometimes now that she moves all over the place. I feel like we're a circus team nursing at all angles anymore, she's rolling around and flopping all over, then looking for the boob again!</p> <p>I agree, football was the best for me when she was brand new. I also found that because I'm left handed, I hold her in football for my left side, and cross cradle for my right side so that my left hand is the one supporting her most of the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-373856 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:34:51 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 373856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have any links to a site that can explain this position and all other bf positions? I want to try it but I don't really get what's going on from the picture alone </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-372397 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:57:30 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 372397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use this position a lot because of a forceful letdown. I've only dozed off in that position once during the first weeks of feeding in the middle of the night.</p> <p>Mrs. Bee, that's the reason I don't do side lying for night feeds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-372314 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:37:43 +0000 mamimami 372314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do this because I'm lazy! I start all propped up and then I end up laying back :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-372058 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:23:52 +0000 mediagirl 372058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The laid back position for me was SO good for me when I was having trouble breastfeeding. It was the only way I could get her to latch on when it didn't hurt. I usually only did it on the couch, thus during the day. </p> <p>I read what Mrs. Bee said and honestly, I never had a problem being tired when feeding M. It wasn't easy for me, so I stayed wide awake when feeding her. No chance of falling asleep. Now that she's older, we do the lying down in bed feedings overnight and that is amazing and YES I worry about falling asleep in that position! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-372053 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:21:35 +0000 mrsjazz 372053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did this a lot in the beginning. She had problems latching on in the beginning plus my forceful letdown led us to this position. The first time she latched successfully on her own was with this position. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-372044 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:14:04 +0000 Mrs. Bee 372044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tricycle: i would just be cautious when they're little babies and can't move their necks. i fall asleep in the glider with olive almost every single morning and have been doing so for a while! i don't worry though since she's older. and i need to get more sleep so i don't pass out while nursing her all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-372043 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:13:09 +0000 winniebee 372043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did do laid back position - I had a very fast/forceful letdown and it helped DS manage the flow better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-372040 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:12:12 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 372040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Ha, so it's one of those positions to only use under supervision. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-372039 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:11:41 +0000 Weagle 372039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did that when my letdown was too forceful. I have a friend that used that position because her babe was taking SO long to eat. Once she started using it, he drastically reduced his feeding time and started gaining weight like a champ. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-372032 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:10:28 +0000 Mrs. Bee 372032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i would be afraid of falling asleep from being too comfy and the babies suffocating. it happened to a dad holding a baby over his shoulder after a middle of the night feeding. (sorry if i freak you out!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-372019 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:04:25 +0000 cvbee 372019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was pregnant and read about this I was like 'oh yea, that's what I'll do'. But then I had a jaundice baby who had a hard time having the energy to eat, so I had to do traditional stuff. </p> <p>But THEN a month or so into it I ended up having a really forceful letdown and baby was choking and gagging and so we did the recline/ nursing uphill to help with that. </p> <p>Now that he's older (6 months) he can handle the force and only nurses for a short time, so it's just easier to do a quick traditional-hold feed, and side-laying for twilight when I'm tired and baby is having trouble sleeping. </p> <p>So it's good to know lots of stuff and you'll use different positions for different reasons! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-371970 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:42:34 +0000 lemondrop 371970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but it didn't work well for us until he was a few months old. I think he had to suck harder and didn't like it until he got bigger. Now I mainly do side-laying and cradle (9 months). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-371934 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:32:38 +0000 runsyellowlites 371934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We nurse like this ALOT b/c I had oversupply &amp; still have overactive letdown issues. Leaning back helps keep my milk from coming out so crazy so DD can keep up easier.</p> <p>It's pretty much either laying back or side lying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-371932 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:32:00 +0000 Mrs. Pen 371932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>football was way easier! he was so small and my boobs so big that nothing else worked- he couldn't breathe in any other position. Even now at 8 months he doesn't like the laying down position, but he loves side nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-371930 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:31:16 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 371930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanna try!!<br /> It looks so....intimate. I'll def try &amp; let you know how we do. It beats being propped up straight with a pillow 30mins like I am now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-371928 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:30:52 +0000 mamabolt 371928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't really use this position much. I loved the football hold when she was tiny, so much easier to get her in the right position! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-371920 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:29:49 +0000 brownie 371920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely. We had reflux so he had to be more vertical. Also I lounge typically so it was just natural for me. Now at 18 months old, he doesn't like me leaning back at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-371912 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:28:00 +0000 pinkcupcake 371912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do in the glider when she starts to look sleepy and wants to lay on my stomach. It helps her sleep since shes a tummy sleeper. We didn't really use it until she was around five months old. We had lots of latch probs and I was afraid to try anything new until we really got everything down. Since I didn't use this position until much later, I can't really address whether it would have helped in the beginning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-reclined-nursing-position#post-371900 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:25:16 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 371900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I'm reading my first breastfeeding book, and it talks a LOT about the benefits of using a reclined nursing position - see photos below -- especially in the beginning. I guess it allows for a deeper latch, gravity helps maintain position, baby feels pressure on tummy and thighs which triggers desire to nurse, etc. </p> <p>I never thought of nursing this way -- it's not the traditional cradle hold that I have always associated with BF-ing and using a boppy. </p> <p>Did you use a reclined position? Is it as amazing as my book suggests? </p> [attach=2158/12/mcthm5.549x225.positions_08.jpg]