Side-Lying Position

• First, position yourself and your baby lying down on your sides tummy-to-tummy.
• Bend your top leg and position with pillows under your upper knee.
• Place your fingers beneath your breast and lift upward, then pull your baby in close as he/she latches-on.

The Side-Lying Position is an especially good choice for breastfeeding when:

• You must be flat after a cesarean birth with spinal anesthesia.
• You are uncomfortable sitting up (episiotomy or hemorrhoid pain).
• You need help from someone else to get your baby latched-on.
• You are tired and want to rest.