Definition:
Breast compressions refer to a breastfeeding technique used to help a baby feed more efficiently and build mother’s milk supply. While the baby is drinking milk, the mother holds the breast with the thumb on the top and the other fingers on the bottom and gently squeezes her breast to help her baby get more milk. Breast compressions are a helpful method to use during the following situations:
- With newborn babies who fall asleep at the breast and have difficulty finishing the feeding
- Babies who have shown slow progress with weight gain
- For mothers who need to increase low milk supply
- For mothers who are experiencing sore nipples and need to find a way to shorten the feeding time without reducing the amount of milk the baby consumes.
