{"id":20,"date":"2025-12-29T14:41:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T14:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/?p=20"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:41:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T14:41:43","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:\/\/psingle.com\/?p=20","title":{"rendered":"Cradle hold \u2013 The baby lies across your chest with their head resting in the bend of your arm."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"106\">Cradle hold<\/strong> \u2013 The baby lies across your chest with their head resting in the bend of your arm.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"156\">\n<p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"156\">Hold your baby across your chest with their tummy facing your body.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"259\">\n<p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"259\">Rest the baby\u2019s head gently in the bend of your arm on the same side as the breast you are using.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"327\">\n<p data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"327\">Support the baby\u2019s back and bottom with your forearm and hand.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"400\">\n<p data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"400\">Make sure the baby\u2019s ear, shoulder, and hip are in a straight line.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"464\">\n<p data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"464\">Bring the baby to your breast, not the breast to the baby.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"529\">\n<p data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"529\">The baby\u2019s nose should be near your nipple before latching.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"597\">\n<p data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"597\">Keep the baby\u2019s head slightly tilted back for easy swallowing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"674\">\n<p data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"674\">Ensure the baby\u2019s mouth covers most of the areola, not just the nipple.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"731\">\n<p data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"731\">Watch for slow, deep sucking and swallowing sounds.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"804\">\n<p data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"804\">Adjust pillows or your arm position to stay comfortable and relaxed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wCEo56WBVuo?si=zNe3xlT3XbjMbf9-\" 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cradle hold \u2013 The baby lies across your chest with their head resting in the bend of your arm. Hold your baby across your chest with their tummy facing your &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22,"href":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions\/22"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psingle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}