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Latch-on is the way a baby attaches to the breast.  A good latch-on is important to:

  • Make sure baby gets enough milk out from the breast 

  • Avoid sore nipples

  • Help your breasts make more milk

For more information:  http://www.breastmilkcounts.com/breastfeeding-101/how-to-latch/

"Remember babies breastfeed, they don't nipple feed"

© 2016 by Mountain Interagency Lactation Coalition.

Breastfeeding is an instinctual and natural act, but it is also an art that is learned day by day. It is almost always simply a matter of practical knowledge and not a question of good luck.          - La Leche League

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