Rebecca Glover Positioning Poster
- Baby’s whole body turned towards mothers body
- Baby’s body centrally straight from head to toe.
- Mother and baby virtually “skin to skin”; NO GAPS
- Baby’s body wrapped around mothers’ body.
- Baby’s arms hugging the base of the mothers breast (If babies can get their hands in-between their mouth and the breast it is a sure sign that mother is not holding baby close enough.)
- Baby held with firm support behind the shoulders to:
-Push the chin and chest forward against mothers body and breast; no gaps.
-Provide the essential shoulder girdle stability required for the infant to execute controlled and effective reflex behaviours for attachment and the suck-swallow-breathe cycle.
-Allow baby to lift the chin and mouth forward to reach the breast and nipple, which automatically tilts the head back.
- Baby’s chin and mouth deep into the breast with the nose clear of the breast
- With baby held in this way, a mother will be sitting normally, with her arms in a relaxed natural position.
Perfect for use in:
- Hospital rooms
- Feeding rooms
- Child health centres
- Lactation Clinics

