noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
breastfeeding while lying down
Refers to a nursing position where the mother lies on her side and feeds the baby. Common in parenting contexts.
夜中は添え乳で赤ちゃんを寝かしつける。
At night, I put the baby to sleep by breastfeeding while lying down.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling omitting okurigana.
授乳 is the general term for breastfeeding or nursing, while 添え乳 specifically refers to the side-lying position.
Compound of 添え (soe, 'accompanying' or 'adding') + 乳 (chi, 'milk' or 'breast'), referring to nursing while lying beside the baby.