Cinnamon is most often found feeding her pups sitting up. She found this comfort level herself and it seems to work well for her.
Cinnamon and Ella nee a bath but we play the game of waiting till the pups are old enough to give me that window that it takes to wash the moms. We are not there YET. So we comb and the pups make tangles and we - well I try to ignore how they look. LOL
Pups are doing well.