The Latch Quiz

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1. In the beginning of a feed, my baby usually* This field is required.
Sucks more than 16 times before taking a pause.
Suck between 10-15 times before taking a pause.
Suck less than 10 times before taking a break.
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2. Look at your baby's lips after they have latched. Without moving them anything, what do you notice?* This field is required.
Both lips are fully flipped out, and I can see all the lip, all the way around, on both lips
One/both of their lips is only partly flipped out.
One/both of my baby's lips are rolled under and not visible.
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3. What best describes your baby's behavior during feeding?* This field is required.
They are active during feeding, and a few short pauses before feeding again.
They often take long pauses between sucking.
If often have to keep waking them up to get them to feed, throughout the whole feed.
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4. My baby latches, it hurts me* This field is required.
Every time/Often
Some of the time
Rarely/Never
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5. When I think I get a good latch, my baby:* This field is required.
Stays there for the whole feed
Slides shallow eventually
Slides shallow immediately
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6. Look at the corner of your baby's mouth after they have latched. What do you see?* This field is required.
The tongue is fully visible in the corner of the mouth
The tongue is partially visible, but I can see/feel it slides forward and back when feeding.
The tongue is not visible in the corners of the mouth. It just looks dark.
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7. Look at your baby's cheeks. What do you see?* This field is required.
The cheeks are full and rounded
The cheek has dimples when sucking
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8. On average, how many times does your infant unlatch/relatch during a feeding session?* This field is required.
0-2
3-5
6 or more
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9. What sounds do you often hear during feeding?* This field is required.
Soft, audible swallows
Clicking
Choking
Coughing or wheezing
More than one of the above
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10. Immediately after your baby unlatches, do your nipples look flattened or compressed (like the tip of a new tube of lipstick)?* This field is required.
Yes
No
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