Helpful video, thank you. Can do without the “breast or chest” comments. It’s just breastfeeding. Don’t insult the uniqueness of a woman’s body by insinuating a male can feed a baby. You’re just referring to a confused female.
Yes agreed. My hospital labor room’s patient preferences board listed me as a “birthing person” and I will not be erased in language in submission to a marketing grift colonized in classrooms k-college by the very same stakeholders profiting from exploiting delusion & fetish, now sterilizingChildren andAutists My guy helped by crossing it out and writing “mother” Sadly, the CDChas now come out in endorsement of s-xually abusing a baby, so that autogynephile pedophilic men with a lactation fetish can exploit an infant’s suckling reflex for titillation The CDCendorses using babies as a s-x props, while also endorsing synthetic T drug use in breastfeeding mothers (wouldn’t want to pause the money train) It’s no longer about what is best for the baby, rather, what lines the pockets of the industry
I have an oversupply and did with my first which wasn’t an issue. This time around I ended up taking my baby to the ER because he was projectile vomiting after every feed. They diagnosed him with GERD. Today he had his follow up with his ped and his dr caught it super fast. He’s 2 weeks old and had gained 2lbs in 1.5 weeks and that’s when we realized he’s not suffering from GERD he’s overeating because of my oversupply! Didn’t know that was possible but figured I’d share for other moms! Now we’re feeding one breast each feed and burping every 5 minutes and I’ll be using the haaka for the other breast every 4-5 hours. I do not pump at all but when I use the haaka or hand express I can get 8oz while feeding on the other breast. With my first I would pump 16-20oz every 2-3 hours but it never affected her negatively.
This is super helpful! I’ve just come across this term today because my 5wk old has been struggling with a variety of things but none of the advice I was given helped - all of her symptoms fit with an oversupply. I just need to work out the best way to manage it now. Thanks for posting this video! 💖
Hi! I am so happy you found it helpful and hopefully an answer to help improve things for you and your baby. There are certainly ways to manage an oversupply! I hope you find the help and solutions you need :) Thank you for being here
I am so glad I found this video. This exactly what happened with my first, and he even started losing weight. Now I have the same issue with second bub and really worried about him dropping weight too. I never thought of getting a lactation consultant as in my experience I only hear about them for a bad latch. Super reassuring and good tips to try ❤️
Thanks. This includes some info I hadn’t heard (in 8 years of breastfeeding 4 babies). I would like to learn more about bringing hormones into balance as I’m sure that’s the cause of my issues. Important to Note that many cases of mastitis are simply inflammatory and do not require antibiotics. Better for mom AND baby if we can avoid all unnecessary antibiotics. Rest is so important for recovery from mastitis, plus feeding baby frequently on the infected side, fluids, nourishment, and more rest.
Thank you so much! This is definitely the problem I had with my first daughter and every doc and LC I talked to couldn't tell me why she was choking and feeding so often! I had so much anxiety I ended up weaning her super early. Pregnant with my second now and I feel so much more informed. I hope I'll be able to breastfeed this baby much longer.
It make me really happy that you are feeling more informed. It can be really difficult to manage an oversupply. I definitely recommend checking in with a lactation consultant who can help you manage your supply if you experience this again. You got this mama!
My baby is feeding for 2-8 min , is eating 1.5-3 hrs opposed to 3 hours, he pulls off the nipple often and bobs around before latching back in, he chokes and farts / passes bm while feeding , & often hiccups ! I definitely think I have overactive letdown and will be reaching out to a lc
I have been dealing with this now for 6 weeks now. Everyone keeps telling me to switch to formula because of his "colicky" behavior. I spent the night crying thinking my diet caused this (mind you I have a very healthy diet I'm very aware of how I eat for him). Thank you for this video.
Awwww mamá! You are so welcome. You didn’t do anything to cause it! If you think it is an oversupply, maybe find an LC who can help you manage it. You got this!!
I think i have an oversupply since im also taking malunggay which improves breastmilk supply . My 6week old baby started to become more gasy , he furts a lot . Maybe thats also the reason why he grunts--gas.
My four week old eats every 3-4 hours. I pump a bit before feeding so the baby gets more of a fatty milk. I have also pumped over 225 bags so far as well as feeding her. If I don’t pump my breast get super full and hurt so bad I cry that I have to pump but pumping makes more milk. I need help in reducing my milk
Thank you so much Kassi...it was very much useful my baby was going through these symptoms from few days coughing while feeding, biting, gassy and frequent feeding. She is now 40days old , weight during birth 2.740kg, present weight 3.740kg. Now i have started to decrease the time of feeding to 10 minutes and giving gap of 1 hour. Earliar i used to latch her till she feeds and feeded her when she demanded. What should i do if she sleeps continuously for 3 hours should i wake her up in between and feed ?
Please do reply it is very important as we are struggling in managing this condition. anybody who went through this can also reply how they handled this situation.
You should try to window feed during the night, meaning for example for 4hours only 1 breast if your baby is asking every 2 - 3hours to feed. Also if you have a strong letdown maybe pumping until the letdown comes and as soon as the letdown stops you can breastfeed your baby.
I wish I would have known about too much foremilk causing green 💩 when my youngest daughter was a newborn. She had slimy green poop and her pediatrician told me to switch to formula. Wish I would have known better then.
I have a very fast let down and a over supply my baby has gained a pound a week since birth . I’m always praised by it but he has a tendency to nurse option along with getting gassy and fussing because it’s shooting down his throat while he trying to eat
My baby is 2 months and I have had an oversupply since he was born. Only on days that I don't drink enough water then it's more manageable but then I feel awful and dizzy. I've done block feeding right from the start but I'm not sure if it's helped at all. I only pump when I'm going to go out to a public place the next day... so in total mabey 4 times since I've had him. He's passing winds the whole night, choking when I feed him and vomiting almost every time I feed him. Luckily he's still healthy and everything but he's always in pain after a feed
I wish i knew this 6 years ago 🥺☹️ I had an over supply for my first . He would feed constantly and end up vomiting. Due to it he lost lots of weight. The only support i had at the moment from a professional was his pediatrician who decided formula was best. He even called breastmilk water. Currently pregnant with my second and trying to find all the support i didn’t have the first time around. When you mention expressing milk prior to feeding would it be a hand expression or would a haakaa work out? I’m trying to research the best i can.
If I pump the breast, is the first milk foremilk with high carbs and the later part of expressed milk, hind milk with high fats? I ask this because I pump and express a lot and my baby is very gassy and has reflux too 1. So can I separate first few ounces in one bottle as foremilk and later ounces as hind milk? 2. And if so, then how would I know when to switch the bottles? 3. Will this resolve my baby's colick and reflux? Pls explain.
@@ahmedomnya8417 so, after understanding about this, I finally ditched the pump. Now I do exclusive breastfeeding directly. Also I prefer block feed at night. This has made things much smoother for my baby. In the morning I resume to feed from both sides. But I do ensure to let my baby empty each side before shifting to the other. So the supply has reduced to just as much as my baby needs but the quality has improved.
@@solomonswarna359 so u r not feeding the whole night?? I also tried this but when I wake up in the morning my breasts are full and little engorged so I had to pump a little because of the feeding gap I am getting watery milk. Can we increase the hindmilk with night block feeding??
I need help urgently!!!!! My newborn is only 3weeks old now and I am struggling to get her to burp or to pass gas as I am writing this I have spend 3 and a half hours trying to burp my baby. We are both exhausted, in and out of sleep yet my baby just will not burp, I am about to give up...I am strictly breastfeeding and she's showing signs of trapped gas I no longer know how to help my baby. I am losing my mind at this point!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have tried all those positions but I get nothing outta my baby's tummy
Hi! Try not to worry so much about whether or not you are able to get your baby to burp. If you try these techniques for 5 or so minutes and your baby doesn’t burp, it’s really ok. If your baby seems to be having stomach discomfort or “trapped gas” I recommend checking in with your baby’s doctor for other suggestions. Don’t lose sleep over trying to burp your baby. The gas May also come out the other end when they pass gas. You are doing great. Congratulations on exclusively breastfeeding
How do you stop a letdown? Mine is so strong he hates it, he just keep choking. He hates formula, hates bottles, hates Laidback position, upright ,sideway. I already expressed for the first let down and i still spray like crazy. I can only dreamfeed cos he hates breastmilk. And hes losing weight. I hate myself, i hate breastfeeding!
Take baby off when you let down if you can feel it ? Release milk into Muslin then put baby back on. Make sure your diet is clean, plenty of fruit and vegetables and whole foods. No processed food. A lot of breastfed babies don’t do well with dairy in mums diet. Caffeine and sugar was the worst thing for me when breastfeeding. Baby wouldn’t sleep and would be super fussy
I have an oversupply and experience recurrent clogged ducts. I have a mastitis infection right now and I was wondering if you could make a video on how to prevent and treat clogged ducts when you have an oversupply. Also, I was wondering if clogged ducts could make me start making less milk and lead to an undersupply if they are recurrent.
Hi Rose. This is a great idea for a video topic. Uggg so sorry to hear about the mastitis, it can be absolutely awful and I hope you are getting treated by your Doctor. Recurrent clogged ducts can lead to lower supply, but the good news is that your supply can rebound after a few days of treating the clogs and good milk emptying.
My 7 week old for the past 2 weeks has started refusing to breastfeed when I have a let down. He comes off the breast and cries profusely. I have tried laid back breastfeeding, pumping a little before so it isn't a harsh let down, let the let down fall into a towel, and nothing works. I'm so sad because I end up feeding him with a bottle because he refused to drink at the breast. I'm so sad that I might have to stop, I have had many consults with a lactation specialist and they just tell me to keep doing the above but it's been weeks. I have no idea what to do
Awwww mama, it sounds like you have done all the right things. This could be a possible period of nursing strike due to him initial being stressed from an overactive letdown. It is possible to work through periods of a nursing strike, You may need to try taking a break from trying to latch him for a bit (keep pumping to protect your supply). For a few days do lots of skin to skin and perhaps try cobathing. Make time at the chest about comfort and snuggles and let him explore and look for the breast on his own if he initiates. Don't force it, and things may turn around in a few days.
@@elishap3110 hey! Yes it did. He really hated my let down so I did laid back breastfeeding and also when I first had my let down I would hand express to let the most forceful liquid come out for about a minute, then let him feed. I did use a breastshield for 3 months because it has holes that limit the amount of milk coming out. Then one day I decided to fo without one when he was about 5 or 6 months old and he just latched and had no problem. I think he grew and could handle the let down after that. We are still breastfeeding:) I even have a newborn and they tandem feed.
@@ThaniaAbigail that’s good to hear. I do laid back feeding which seems to help a lot but he still chokes sometimes and has gas. I did pump manually but I think it made it worst as I pumped too much. He’s an aggressive eater too.
Have you experienced an oversupply or overactive letdown? What did you do to manage?
Helpful video, thank you. Can do without the “breast or chest” comments. It’s just breastfeeding. Don’t insult the uniqueness of a woman’s body by insinuating a male can feed a baby. You’re just referring to a confused female.
Yes agreed. My hospital labor room’s patient preferences board listed me as a “birthing person” and I will not be erased in language in submission to a marketing grift colonized in classrooms k-college by the very same stakeholders profiting from exploiting delusion & fetish, now sterilizingChildren andAutists
My guy helped by crossing it out and writing “mother”
Sadly, the CDChas now come out in endorsement of s-xually abusing a baby, so that autogynephile pedophilic men with a lactation fetish can exploit an infant’s suckling reflex for titillation
The CDCendorses using babies as a s-x props, while also endorsing synthetic T drug use in breastfeeding mothers (wouldn’t want to pause the money train)
It’s no longer about what is best for the baby, rather, what lines the pockets of the industry
lol you took the words out of my mouth
Exactly. I stopped listening when I heard this
I have an oversupply and did with my first which wasn’t an issue. This time around I ended up taking my baby to the ER because he was projectile vomiting after every feed. They diagnosed him with GERD. Today he had his follow up with his ped and his dr caught it super fast. He’s 2 weeks old and had gained 2lbs in 1.5 weeks and that’s when we realized he’s not suffering from GERD he’s overeating because of my oversupply! Didn’t know that was possible but figured I’d share for other moms! Now we’re feeding one breast each feed and burping every 5 minutes and I’ll be using the haaka for the other breast every 4-5 hours. I do not pump at all but when I use the haaka or hand express I can get 8oz while feeding on the other breast. With my first I would pump 16-20oz every 2-3 hours but it never affected her negatively.
This is super helpful! I’ve just come across this term today because my 5wk old has been struggling with a variety of things but none of the advice I was given helped - all of her symptoms fit with an oversupply. I just need to work out the best way to manage it now.
Thanks for posting this video! 💖
Hi! I am so happy you found it helpful and hopefully an answer to help improve things for you and your baby. There are certainly ways to manage an oversupply! I hope you find the help and solutions you need :) Thank you for being here
Same here, where you able to get any improvement at all?
Thank you for always updating. You saved a lot of new moms or moms to be. 🙏🏻
My pleasure! I love making these videos for you all 💕
I am so glad I found this video. This exactly what happened with my first, and he even started losing weight. Now I have the same issue with second bub and really worried about him dropping weight too. I never thought of getting a lactation consultant as in my experience I only hear about them for a bad latch. Super reassuring and good tips to try ❤️
Thanks. This includes some info I hadn’t heard (in 8 years of breastfeeding 4 babies).
I would like to learn more about bringing hormones into balance as I’m sure that’s the cause of my issues.
Important to Note that many cases of mastitis are simply inflammatory and do not require antibiotics. Better for mom AND baby if we can avoid all unnecessary antibiotics.
Rest is so important for recovery from mastitis, plus feeding baby frequently on the infected side, fluids, nourishment, and more rest.
Thank you so much! This is definitely the problem I had with my first daughter and every doc and LC I talked to couldn't tell me why she was choking and feeding so often! I had so much anxiety I ended up weaning her super early. Pregnant with my second now and I feel so much more informed. I hope I'll be able to breastfeed this baby much longer.
It make me really happy that you are feeling more informed. It can be really difficult to manage an oversupply. I definitely recommend checking in with a lactation consultant who can help you manage your supply if you experience this again. You got this mama!
I might be having the same problem .. May I know how you managed .?
I am facing the same problem with my new born she is choking and frequently hungry.....can you tell how to deel with this it will be a help for me
Thank you so much for making this video, very clear explanation. I'm a first-time mother and my baby suffers because of this.
My baby is feeding for 2-8 min , is eating 1.5-3 hrs opposed to 3 hours, he pulls off the nipple often and bobs around before latching back in, he chokes and farts / passes bm while feeding , & often hiccups !
I definitely think I have overactive letdown and will be reaching out to a lc
Some of this behavior is completely normal, but checking in with an LC is a great idea. I hope you found some good support near you.
I have been dealing with this now for 6 weeks now. Everyone keeps telling me to switch to formula because of his "colicky" behavior. I spent the night crying thinking my diet caused this (mind you I have a very healthy diet I'm very aware of how I eat for him). Thank you for this video.
Awwww mamá! You are so welcome. You didn’t do anything to cause it! If you think it is an oversupply, maybe find an LC who can help you manage it. You got this!!
@@KassiReyes I've made an appointment for later this week. Quick question. Can it cause coppery colored foamy poops?
@@jenniferharrison6402 I want to know on the poop also
@@zariahlafleurpowell7028 yes it can. Best solution (so you don't lose your supply) pump an ounce off each side before nursing.
@@jenniferharrison6402 Thanks
I think i have an oversupply since im also taking malunggay which improves breastmilk supply . My 6week old baby started to become more gasy , he furts a lot . Maybe thats also the reason why he grunts--gas.
He also chokes often esp during letdown
My four week old eats every 3-4 hours. I pump a bit before feeding so the baby gets more of a fatty milk. I have also pumped over 225 bags so far as well as feeding her. If I don’t pump my breast get super full and hurt so bad I cry that I have to pump but pumping makes more milk. I need help in reducing my milk
I have this same issue! Did you ever get it figured out?
Hi! Did you ever figure it out? Have you kept pumping the whole time?
Thank you so much Kassi...it was very much useful my baby was going through these symptoms from few days coughing while feeding, biting, gassy and frequent feeding. She is now 40days old , weight during birth 2.740kg, present weight 3.740kg. Now i have started to decrease the time of feeding to 10 minutes and giving gap of 1 hour. Earliar i used to latch her till she feeds and feeded her when she demanded. What should i do if she sleeps continuously for 3 hours should i wake her up in between and feed ?
Please do reply it is very important as we are struggling in managing this condition. anybody who went through this can also reply how they handled this situation.
You should try to window feed during the night, meaning for example for 4hours only 1 breast if your baby is asking every 2 - 3hours to feed. Also if you have a strong letdown maybe pumping until the letdown comes and as soon as the letdown stops you can breastfeed your baby.
So glad I found this video! Very informative! Thank you for sharing🙌
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for being here :)
I would love to see a video of handling an oversupply with twins. I'm struggling at 8 weeks.
I wish I would have known about too much foremilk causing green 💩 when my youngest daughter was a newborn. She had slimy green poop and her pediatrician told me to switch to formula. Wish I would have known better then.
Oh man! I wish more pediatrician's were aware of the ins and outs of lactation and milk supply too.
I have a very fast let down and a over supply my baby has gained a pound a week since birth . I’m always praised by it but he has a tendency to nurse option along with getting gassy and fussing because it’s shooting down his throat while he trying to eat
My baby is 2 months and I have had an oversupply since he was born. Only on days that I don't drink enough water then it's more manageable but then I feel awful and dizzy. I've done block feeding right from the start but I'm not sure if it's helped at all. I only pump when I'm going to go out to a public place the next day... so in total mabey 4 times since I've had him. He's passing winds the whole night, choking when I feed him and vomiting almost every time I feed him. Luckily he's still healthy and everything but he's always in pain after a feed
Is Breast milk over leakage normal or I need to consult a doctor?
Hello. I have an oversupply in one breast only. Any recommendation? My baby is now 26 days old.
I wish i knew this 6 years ago 🥺☹️
I had an over supply for my first . He would feed constantly and end up vomiting. Due to it he lost lots of weight. The only support i had at the moment from a professional was his pediatrician who decided formula was best. He even called breastmilk water.
Currently pregnant with my second and trying to find all the support i didn’t have the first time around.
When you mention expressing milk prior to feeding would it be a hand expression or would a haakaa work out? I’m trying to research the best i can.
Why do babies feed so often when mum has an oversuply/quick letdown?
They get full on foremilk only, which is very quickly digested.
If I pump the breast, is the first milk foremilk with high carbs and the later part of expressed milk, hind milk with high fats? I ask this because I pump and express a lot and my baby is very gassy and has reflux too
1. So can I separate first few ounces in one bottle as foremilk and later ounces as hind milk?
2. And if so, then how would I know when to switch the bottles?
3. Will this resolve my baby's colick and reflux? Pls explain.
I have the same issue and I think of it also
@@ahmedomnya8417 so, after understanding about this, I finally ditched the pump. Now I do exclusive breastfeeding directly. Also I prefer block feed at night. This has made things much smoother for my baby. In the morning I resume to feed from both sides. But I do ensure to let my baby empty each side before shifting to the other. So the supply has reduced to just as much as my baby needs but the quality has improved.
@@solomonswarna359 so u r not feeding the whole night?? I also tried this but when I wake up in the morning my breasts are full and little engorged so I had to pump a little because of the feeding gap I am getting watery milk. Can we increase the hindmilk with night block feeding??
I need help urgently!!!!! My newborn is only 3weeks old now and I am struggling to get her to burp or to pass gas as I am writing this I have spend 3 and a half hours trying to burp my baby. We are both exhausted, in and out of sleep yet my baby just will not burp, I am about to give up...I am strictly breastfeeding and she's showing signs of trapped gas I no longer know how to help my baby. I am losing my mind at this point!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have tried all those positions but I get nothing outta my baby's tummy
Hi! Try not to worry so much about whether or not you are able to get your baby to burp. If you try these techniques for 5 or so minutes and your baby doesn’t burp, it’s really ok. If your baby seems to be having stomach discomfort or “trapped gas” I recommend checking in with your baby’s doctor for other suggestions. Don’t lose sleep over trying to burp your baby. The gas May also come out the other end when they pass gas. You are doing great. Congratulations on exclusively breastfeeding
@@KassiReyes Thank you so much. Finally I can rest😍
How do you stop a letdown? Mine is so strong he hates it, he just keep choking. He hates formula, hates bottles, hates Laidback position, upright ,sideway. I already expressed for the first let down and i still spray like crazy. I can only dreamfeed cos he hates breastmilk. And hes losing weight. I hate myself, i hate breastfeeding!
Same situation! What did you do?
Take baby off when you let down if you can feel it ? Release milk into Muslin then put baby back on.
Make sure your diet is clean, plenty of fruit and vegetables and whole foods. No processed food. A lot of breastfed babies don’t do well with dairy in mums diet.
Caffeine and sugar was the worst thing for me when breastfeeding. Baby wouldn’t sleep and would be super fussy
I have an oversupply and experience recurrent clogged ducts. I have a mastitis infection right now and I was wondering if you could make a video on how to prevent and treat clogged ducts when you have an oversupply. Also, I was wondering if clogged ducts could make me start making less milk and lead to an undersupply if they are recurrent.
Hi Rose. This is a great idea for a video topic. Uggg so sorry to hear about the mastitis, it can be absolutely awful and I hope you are getting treated by your Doctor. Recurrent clogged ducts can lead to lower supply, but the good news is that your supply can rebound after a few days of treating the clogs and good milk emptying.
How did you deal with it? Same problem
I faced same problem. So I started pumping out milk from breast .after that I didn't suffer from mastitis.
Pumping made my supply even higher.
My 7 week old for the past 2 weeks has started refusing to breastfeed when I have a let down. He comes off the breast and cries profusely. I have tried laid back breastfeeding, pumping a little before so it isn't a harsh let down, let the let down fall into a towel, and nothing works. I'm so sad because I end up feeding him with a bottle because he refused to drink at the breast. I'm so sad that I might have to stop, I have had many consults with a lactation specialist and they just tell me to keep doing the above but it's been weeks. I have no idea what to do
Awwww mama, it sounds like you have done all the right things. This could be a possible period of nursing strike due to him initial being stressed from an overactive letdown. It is possible to work through periods of a nursing strike, You may need to try taking a break from trying to latch him for a bit (keep pumping to protect your supply). For a few days do lots of skin to skin and perhaps try cobathing. Make time at the chest about comfort and snuggles and let him explore and look for the breast on his own if he initiates. Don't force it, and things may turn around in a few days.
@@KassiReyes thank you so much. We are still on this strike but hopefully it is done soon
Did everything work out? I’m going through the same thing
@@elishap3110 hey! Yes it did. He really hated my let down so I did laid back breastfeeding and also when I first had my let down I would hand express to let the most forceful liquid come out for about a minute, then let him feed. I did use a breastshield for 3 months because it has holes that limit the amount of milk coming out. Then one day I decided to fo without one when he was about 5 or 6 months old and he just latched and had no problem. I think he grew and could handle the let down after that. We are still breastfeeding:) I even have a newborn and they tandem feed.
@@ThaniaAbigail that’s good to hear. I do laid back feeding which seems to help a lot but he still chokes sometimes and has gas. I did pump manually but I think it made it worst as I pumped too much. He’s an aggressive eater too.