I found the football hold or underarm position really awkward to get right. Both my boys were long at birth and they just didn't fit without hitting the back of the couch. I had real trouble trying to use this hold, but it's so fabulous for clearing blocked ducts in the outer part of the breast that I needed to get around my problem!!
I remember sitting on the couch with blocked ducts and a bleb and thinking I'd better just get better at the football hold.... My first baby always had both breasts each feed so I'd start with him in cradle hold on the bad side, then do the second side and come back to the bad side for a third go but in football hold.
There are a few advantages to using this hold:
The things I used to help me get the football underarm hold working better for me were
Breastfeeding Lying on Your Back |
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The Football/Underarm Position | ||
Breastfeeding Lying on Your Side |
The Cradle and Cross Cradle Hold | ||
Discreet Public Breastfeeding in the Carrier |
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