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International Journal of Childbirth Education | Help for Postural Pain After Breastfeeding
Help for Postural Pain after Breastfeeding
International Journal of Childbirth Education. March 2009
Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
Help for Postural Pain After Breastfeeding
This article provides help for postural pain after breastfeeding. In this joyous time of life, you don't want neck, shoulder and back pain to enter into your experience. With some key postural exercises, you can help reduce or eliminate the postural pain you have after breastfeeding.
One of the most precious bonds between a mother and her new baby is sharing the closeness of nourishing her child. Whether this occurs by breast or by bottle, there is nothing that compares to holding that little baby close, looking into their eyes and taking in that sweet baby scent. Over time, with poor positioning of her infant and adaptive postures that the mother will take on, musculoskeletal pain may develop. The most common place to develop these aches and pains are in the neck, upper and mid-back regions. They can be as mild as a dull ache felt between the shoulder blades to a debilitating tension headache that can make it difficult to care for her child.