Oversupply, foreceful let down and foremilk hind milk imbalance

[tiggy85]

Hi guys I believe I have all of the above. Trying nursing on one side per sessions but he still only feeds for 10'mins max. Lactation consultant wants him to feed for 20 mins. Am feeding every two hours and keep trying to get him feeding for up to half hour. The rest of the time he just sleeps.

He is just over two weeks old and I'm worried about nursing strike as he really refuses after 5 mins and its a real battle to get him latched back on. Wondering about block feeding?

Am I expecting results too quickly?

 

[cosmicgirl]

I have one breast with oversupply and forceful letdown (although great to express from!).
Position is key with a quick flow, I feed from this breast either lying on my side or slightly more reclined than usual - otherwise he chokes. i find this breast is always a bit too full, so I hand express a bit before I pop him on, helps him to latch a bit better rather than trying to get his little mouth around a boulder.
Not too sure on the milk imbalance situ.
He is still very young for you to try to coerce him into any kind of sensible feeding pattern just yet imo and is round about due a spurt at that age. I'd not worry too much about timing feeds or anything like that. Just feed on demand and see how it goes x

 

[Rhino Horn]

Both of my girls were/are speedy feeders. Done and dusted in 10 mins..

I also had forceful letdown which meant lots of coughing and spluttering in the early days but it sorted itself out in time once my milk flow adjusted.

Personally I think 2 weeks is too early to get feeding routine going. Just go with it for now.



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[Karate Kid]

My right side is the forceful breast, like Cos I recline or use ruby hold to feed until the flow slows down.

I wouldn't put LO on a feeding schedule just yet I personally would feed on demand. If you feed from one side LO should get the hind milk. You will notice the pattern of suckling changing during the course of the feed xx

 

[tiggy85]

Thanks ladies will try some positions, it was my intention to demand feed....but from birth he had been very sleepy and not waking for feeds at all. We had a real job getting anything down him for the first 4 days. On advise of lactation consultant I had to wake him every two hours to get my milk supply up. Going back to see LC thurs and I think the plan is to go back to demand feeding but expect I will still have to wake him lots as he still sleeps an awful lot and i have to do so much to keep him awake for feeds.....think my milk supply is up now!

 

[EssJayPea]

I agree with all the others. Persevere with feeding on demand. 2 weeks is still too young to do otherwise.

Just keep trying to keep lo awake eg tickling, blowing his neck. Good luck xxx

 

[tiggy85]

Without turning this into a debate Demand feeding didn't work in early days as he just didn't wake up and would go 5 hours without showing any feeding cues - and i was watching him closely.......I would then wake him after 4-5 hours as I understand its dangerous for them to go that long without feeding when they are that little. He would then only take 5 mins and fall back to sleep even with me trying to stir him and wake him up. The idea of waking him every 2 hours was to get him to feed more regularly and then build up my milk supply. That has now happened and he is now actively showing hunger cues some of the day..... this isn't a schedule whereby I don't feed him if he shows signs, of course if he shows signs any time if day or night I feed him, but I just don't let him go longer than 2 hours during day and 3 hours at night. I expect on thurs when I see LC she will say see what he does and take the lead on his cues but surely there will always be a maximum time he should go without feeding? WherebyI would have to wake him??.

He is a very sleepy baby.