Learn the cradle position, the most common breastfeeding position. That is often used when you are confident.

By allowing the infant control over the bottle-feeding, paced bottle feeding helps prevent over- feeding, and may prevent the breastfeeding infant from developing a bottle preference.

A nipple shield is a small silicon cover that can be placed over the nipple. It is used when a baby is having trouble latching during the first few days after birth. This video provides a brief overview of Nipple/Breast Shields and when to use them.

Learn the signs to show that your baby is drinking well while breastfeeding in the first few days after birth.

This video shows how to manually express breastmilk.

Finger feeding is a temporary strategy to supplement a breastfeeding infant. Learn the details on how to finger feed effectively and safely.

Learn about how to safely clean and care for your SNS/supply line.

Learn how often you need to breastfeed your baby in 24 hours and indicators that may require a check-in with your health professional.

Learn how to feed your baby hand expressed colostrum with a spoon. A helpful technique sometimes used as an alternative to latching.

This video teaches you how to understand your baby's feeding cues.

Most mothers of small babies will need to express their milk until their babies are able to feed exclusively from the breast. They should start expressing within an hour of giving birth to establish a good supply of milk, including if they’ve had a caesarean birth. This video shows how to teach a mother to express colostrum, the first milk.

Learn how to hand express colostrum in the first few hours after your baby's birth.

Expressing breastmilk can relieve breast fullness, soften the breasts, and make it easier for the milk to flow. It is also important to maintain a mother’s milk supply during separation and make milk available for someone else to feed the baby. This video shows how to hand express breastmilk.

As a new mother, you may find your small, preterm baby is able to swallow but not yet able to feed well enough from your breast. Try feeding her by cup. This video shows you how to use a small cup to feed your baby safely.

Most small babies take many weeks to develop the skills and strength to effectively breastfeed. This video shows ways to support and guide a mother to meet the special challenges of breastfeeding her small baby.

Cup feeding has the advantage of not fulfilling the suck needs of an infant. Cup feeding is a great strategy to supplement a breastfeeding infant without creating a bottle feeding preference.