When you feel good tugging and it doesn’t hurt. If this isn’t the case, your baby’s gums probably aren’t over the lactiferous sinuses where they need to be to compress the sinuses. These sinuses are back about an inch from the tip of the nipple. Make sure baby completely faces you, opens wide with tongue down before you quickly center nipple in baby’s mouth. If it hurts, let dad or grandma pull down on baby’s chin so baby’s tongue comes down and cushions lower gum. But if it still hurts, remove baby from breast by putting your clean finger between baby’s gums and start over. Laying baby on pillows and keeping baby’s mouth right in front of your nipple helps too. And remember when you were pregnant, your baby was all flexed inside of you so now baby will feel more secure if he is curled up with both his knees touching you.
