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GRMC Birthing Center

    • About Breastfeeding
    • Keys to Successful Breastfeeding
    • Breastfeeding Class
    • Stages of Breast Milk
      • Colostrum
      • Transitional Milk
      • Mature Milk
    • When to Feed Baby
      • Signs of Adequate Feeding
      • Breastfeeding Is Going Well When
      • Additional Tips
    • Benefits for Baby
    • Benefits for Mom
    • Benefits of Skin-to-skin
    • Skin-to-skin
    • Latching Your Baby
      • Checklist for Essentials of Positioning and Latch-on
    • Positions for Breastfeeding
      • Cross-cradle Hold
      • Football Hold
      • Side Lying
      • Cradle Hold
    • Treatment for Engorgement
    • Common Breast Concerns
      • Suggestions
      • Plugged Ducts
      • Mastitis
    • Hand Expression Routine
    • Nutrition During Breastfeeding
      • Caffeine
      • Weight Loss
      • Vegetarians
      • Foods to Limit
      • Substance Abuse
      • Fluids
      • Grains
      • Fruits and Vegetables
      • Meats and Beans
      • Dairy
      • Other Calcium Sources
    • Lactation Suppression Instructions
    • When to Use a Breast Pump
      • Going Back to Work and Pumping
    • Storing and Handling Breast Milk
      • Room Temperature
      • Refrigerated
      • Frozen
    • Layering Breast Milk
    • Bottle Feeding
      • Formula Preparation
      • Bottle Feeding Tips
      • Warming Bottles
      • How to Clean Bottles and Nipples
      • Never Prop A Bottle
      • Storing Your Formula
    • Increased Health Risks of Formula Feeding

Cross-cradle Hold

The cross cradle hold is one of the preferred positions for the first few weeks of breastfeeding. You will have good control of the position of your baby’s head when you place your hand behind your baby’s ears. Turn the baby to face you “belly to belly”.

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1215 E. Court Street
Seguin, Texas 78155

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