breastfeeding- to much milk?

[jennh24]

i have been breast feeding for 2 weeks 4 days  my son will eat every 1.5-2.5 hours during day and ever3.5-4.5 hours at night he is peeing frequently and aside from a few bouts of constapation poops a few times a day he is gaining weight well to but heres my issue every feedin with very few exceptions my milk comes out very fast and alot at a time (sometimes even sparying him in face when he unlatches to catch breath and swallow) he makes gaging choking sounds makes funny faces like he is uncomfortable i soak my pad on other breast almost everyfeeding and he gets gas like a bottle fed baby would and needs to be burped several times everyfeeding and will wake up a few time inbetween just needing to be burped. i have tryed pumping so i can just feed him with a slow flow bottle and cant get very much milk that way (my boobs are defyant i swear) i have tryed laying back so that gravity is working against milk and its almost imposible to do for long cause his head is so unstable or his fase is coverd completly by my boob (never thought being big boobed would be a problem)  does anyone have any suggestions on how to solve my problem - thanks for the help-jenn

[Tatiana7]

Try tipping the baby in a more upright position so that he isn't 'flooded' by the amount of milk being released.  It will slow down eventually and your body will adjust a bit more to the baby's rhythm of nursing.  Compresses can help slow the flow of milk.  Pumping can cause you to increase your supply, so I wouldn't pump unless you are extremely full and uncomfortable.  And it's ok to 'spray' a bit.   I would just stop the flow with my finger on my nipple. I hope this helps a bit!  

  ~Tatiana ~

       

[jelywila]

This was a problem with me, when my babies were less than a month old. I found the football hold was the best way to get around thid. Not only did having my "under-hand" to have more control and support of their head and neck, but I was able to push donw on my breasts, and clear much more out of their nose, since my breasts were rather large and just about suffocated the babes.  This was too, their nose is fully above the nipple, and was able to dripple down, not all being forced in their throat, as they do when horixontal.

HTH

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[LilLegs]

I've been having this problem right now with my 3 wk old.  What I've been doing is either the lay down position or in the cradle position I've been laying him on his side to nurse.  This way the extra milk runs out of his mouth instead of flooding it.  Eventually your baby will get used to your flow.  Good luck!

 

[stefanierios]

Well, congrats mom on doing everything right!  Yes, BF babies are gassy, but it's not because they swallow a lot of air, it's just that their little bellies digest the milk so quickly and it's natural digestion gas.  You probably notice baby poots a lot too.  Completely normal.  I'm just so happy you know that fussiness is the need to burp or poot and that it's not because "baby's not getting enough milk" or something like that.  You've only been BF'ing 2 weeks, so your body is trying to make the right amount of milk and doesn't really know right now.  Very soon, your boobs will make the exact right amount of milk (AS LONG as you just keep that baby on the booby - bottles aren't really necessary) and there will be NO MORE SPRAYING!  ;-)  I feel like an old pro at breastfeeding, so if you have questions then please please please contact me and I'll help ya through it.

Baby can always get more milk sucking than a breastpump.  That's why a lot of women lose their milk if they depend on a breastpump to get it out. 

Oh, and occassional constipation is okay.  Don't worry.  Keep that in mind when he's 5 months old too.  He'll probably go a week without pooping.  If baby goes more than a few days without pooping, give him a spoonful of water a couple of times a day - no need for juice or pedialyte those just cause more digestion problems - and the extra water will help as a stool softener.  Just a few spoonfuls a day though, not a lot.