Talking through the basic principles of the gestalt method using a knitted breast

The gestalt method of fit and hold helps empower you so that you can enjoy pain-free and effective breastfeeding. In this five minute video, I run through an overview of the gestalt method using a knitted breast. Below is an overview of the four steps.

Resources

• You can find a video and animation of how babies suck at the breast here (short) and here (longer).

• You can find an NDC accredited practitioner who is trained in helping breastfeeding mothers with the gestalt method here.

• You can find a research study here which shows, using ultrasound imaging, how the gestalt method changes what happens inside a baby's mouth during breastfeeding. The mothers and babies in this small case series had a long history of breastfeeding problems and multiple prior consultations with lactation consultants, which hadn't resolved the problems.

• The evidence-base to the gestalt method is also peer-reviewed and published here and here.