Here's how:

• You are in a semi-reclined/semi-sitting position, while your baby lies belly to belly on you. Then you may observe a fascinating phenomenon called the “Breast Crawl”: your baby finds their position at the breast entirely on their own by pushing off your belly with their feet. Researchers suspect that the amniotic fluid-like smell of the nipple and the temperature difference between your baby's lips and your nipple trigger this primal reflex.

Especially suitable:

• For breastfeeding beginners (especially during the very first latch after birth)

• If you are suffering from birth injuries

• If you want to relieve your pelvic floor

Problematic:

• After a cesarean section, as your baby presses against your scar in this position. To avoid this, you can also place your child on your chest or across your shoulder area.

Here's how:

• You sit upright with a nursing pillow on your lap. Your baby lies on their side on the pillow, with their belly against yours. You support their back with the arm on the side where you want to position them (left breast, left arm/right breast, right arm). Their head rests in the crook of your arm.

Especially suitable:

• This position is considered a classic breastfeeding position and is appreciated by many moms

Problematic:

• After a cesarean section, as your baby may press on the scar

• On the go, because you need padding, for example a nursing pillow

Here's how:

• The cross grip is a variation of the cradle hold. You sit upright again, and your baby lies elevated on a pillow, tummy to tummy with you. Compared to the cradle hold, you support your baby with your other arm—meaning right breast, left arm or left breast, right arm. Your baby's head rests in the hand of your supporting arm.

Especially suitable:

• If your baby has trouble latching on, because you can better support their head in this position

• For newborns, as their head is better supported with the cross grip than with the cradle grip

Problematic:

• After a cesarean section, as your baby may press on the scar

• On the go, because you need padding, for example a nursing pillow

Here's how:

• You and your baby lie tummy to tummy on your sides. You can comfortably place one hand under your head, while you hold your baby with the other. You can further support your baby's back with a nursing pillow or a rolled-up towel.

Especially suitable:

• For nighttime feeding, so you can doze off again during it

• In case of birth injuries, as this area is not stressed in the side-lying position

• After a cesarean section, because your baby does not press on the scar with their weight

Problematic with:

• New mothers, as it can be a bit more difficult for babies in this position to latch properly onto the nipple

Here's how:

• You sit upright or in a semi-reclined/seated position. Your baby lies on their back under one of your arms, elevated by a pillow. You hold their head in your hand and can bring them to your breast.

Especially suitable:

• For new breastfeeding mothers, as you can see and guide your baby's mouth well

• After a cesarean section, because your baby does not press on the scar with their weight

• For the simultaneous breastfeeding of twins

• With large breasts, because you can “shape” your breast with the other hand, and it doesn’t slip to the side as easily.

Problematic:

• On the go, because you need padding, for example a nursing pillow

Here's how:

• Your baby sits facing you on your lap. Their face should be directly in front of your chest.

Especially suitable:

• If your baby has a stomach ache or suffers from 3-month colic , as they swallow less air in this position

• If your baby has a stuffy nose, as they can breathe better sitting upright

• For milk stasis in the lower breast area, as your baby massages this spot with their chin

• During a strong milk ejection reflex, because your baby is less likely to choke when seated in the hoppe-reiter position

Problematic:

• For newborns and infants who are not yet able to sit independently

Here's how:

• You are in a hands-and-knees position. Your child lies on their back underneath you, elevated with pillows and/or blankets so they can comfortably reach your chest without you having to bend down.

Especially suitable:

• In case of milk stasis, since the milk can follow the natural direction of gravity and you can position your baby so they press their jaw against the hardened area

Problematic:

• During everyday breastfeeding, since the four-legged position is not particularly comfortable; women almost exclusively use it for engorgement