Breast Health
Over-Active Let-Down
Although most babies with
breastfeeding difficulties have
problems related to getting enough
milk, a few have the opposite
problem - handling too much milk.
Some mothers have such a strong
let-down that the baby cannot handle
the volume of milk.
If
your baby chokes, gags, pushes off
of the breast a minute or two after
beginning to feed, an over-active
let-down may be the cause.
Most
babies do learn to handle let-down
as they mature, but until then you
might take the baby off the breast
until the milk flow slows. Try using
only one breast each feeding. Some
mothers find it helps to position
the baby so that the back of her
throat is higher than the nipple, so
that the milk has to "travel" uphill
during a let-down, which slows the
flow. Another option is to try
pumping through the let-down
immediately before a feeding |
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