{"id":36,"date":"2025-12-29T15:13:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/?p=36"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:13:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:13:48","slug":"cradle-hold-the-baby-lies-across-your-chest-with-their-head-resting-in-the-bend-of-your-arm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/?p=36","title":{"rendered":"Cradle hold \u2013 The baby lies across your chest with their head resting in the bend of your arm."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cradle hold \u2013 The baby lies across your chest with their head resting in the bend of your arm.<br \/>\nSit in a comfortable chair or on a bed with good back support.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uL8LTzDGvMQ?si=A7AsFP4czSohgL1N\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Place your baby across your chest, tummy facing you.<\/p>\n<p>Rest the baby\u2019s head in the bend of the arm on the same side as the breast you are feeding from.<\/p>\n<p>Support the baby\u2019s neck, shoulders, and back gently with your arm and hand.<\/p>\n<p>Hold the baby\u2019s bottom with your forearm for extra stability.<\/p>\n<p>Bring the baby close so their nose is level with your nipple.<\/p>\n<p>Wait for the baby to open their mouth wide before latching.<\/p>\n<p>Ensure the baby\u2019s chin touches the breast first for a deep latch.<\/p>\n<p>Keep the baby\u2019s ear, shoulder, and hip in a straight line for comfort.<\/p>\n<p>Adjust pillows or your arm position to stay relaxed during the feed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cradle hold \u2013 The baby lies across your chest with their head resting in the bend of your arm. Sit in a comfortable chair or on a bed with good &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38,"href":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions\/38"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}