Breast-feeding difficulty
The benefits of breastfeeding
The benefits of breastfeeding are many. They include; nutritional; immunological; cognitive; decreased morbidity and mortality; analgesic effects; decreased costs (products, healthcare); decreased risk of allergy; and improved jaw development and dentition. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the best form of feeding in the first six months .
60% of mothers who cease breastfeeding do so earlier than desired. There are numerous reasons why mothers cease breastfeeding. These include maternal and infant factors, as well as societal and environmental factors.
Infant related factors are important reasons for breastfeeding cessation with reported trouble sucking or latching (26%), self weaning (26%), nipple problems (20%), pain (15%) being significant contributors.
These infant factors may have a secondary effect on other important factors such as perceived milk supply, perceived satisfaction, maternal pain, maternal confidence, and desire to continue. For example, studies have shown that milk stasis is the primary dysfunction in mastitis, and that attachment and side preference is the most significance contributor to milk stasis.
Issues related to body dysfunction
- Difficult attachment – arching (extension) type movements of the neck/body when trying to latch on one or both side.
- Arching or shaking fussiness of the neck/body throughout the feed on one or both sides.
- General fussiness, occurring only on one side, with pain, crying, and pulling off, which starts after attachment, and continues throughout the feed.
- Suck dysfunction including poor tongue movement, mouth movement, rooting/sucking reflexes, and clicking noises.
- A very strong suck (hard clamp) that causes nipple pain.
- Excessive choking, gagging and coughing when feeding
- Falling asleep at the breast
Co-management
Paediatric Chiropractic has a role to offer by addressing issues relating to your infant’s ability to feed well.
We recommend Lactation Consultant co-management in most cases.
How to book a consultation with our chiropractors.
Contact our Berwick or Cowes practice to make an appointment.
We provide care for infants/toddlers, children, adults, and throughout pregnancy
All of our OptiLife Chiropractic Berwick Chiropractors primarily use the Gonstead System of Chiropractic. We are the only practice in Berwick, Narre Warren and Beaconsfield that primarily uses the entire Gonstead system as a whole.