Breastfeeding Positions

The Australian hold, or koala hold, has your baby straddling your thigh while upright.

Cradle hold is a breastfeeding position where your baby’s head rests in the crook of your elbow.

The cross-cradle hold, or front cross hold, supports your baby with the opposite arm.

The double football hold positions each baby under your arms like a football.

Flanged lips are when a baby’s lips are outward while latched to the breast.

The football hold, or clutch hold, is a breastfeeding position where you tuck your baby under your arm.

In the inverted side-lying hold, both you and your baby lie on your sides with baby’s feet towards your head.

Laid-back breastfeeding, or biological nurturing, involves leaning back with your baby on your chest.

Latch is how your baby attaches to your breast during breastfeeding.

The side-lying position is a breastfeeding technique where you and your baby lie on your sides facing each other.

Tandem breastfeeding is nursing two children at the same time.

The twin football and cradle hold combines the football and cradle holds for twins.

The twin front cross hold nurses both twins across your body in a cross pattern.

The twin upright hold keeps both babies upright while breastfeeding them together.