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I had a big oversupply after my second baby- never had that with my first. It got so bad that she couldn't latch on because I was so engorged and was super fussy from just getting fore milk all the time. Our pediatrician is a lactation specialist so she really helped me a lot, but basically I only pumped the bare minimum for comfort, so I wouldn't make the oversupply worse, and I did block feeding- like I had baby nurse from one side for like 6 hours so she could totally empty it, before switching. I did ice packs on the other side.

BUT I did not need a big freezer stash since I stay home and we rarely do bottles. I just wanted to be comfortable and have baby be comfortable.

@bernieboo I had very severe oversupply. Better to do just 1 side per feed and get baby to empty the breast, otherwise she won't get enough hind milk. A little pumping is ok to relieve discomfort, I would not pump the other side at each feeding.

I made so so so so much milk. It was I guess a blessing, but really hard to manage. Like @foodnerd81 I was so engorged LO couldn't latch unless I pumped some. He had terrible reflux and I was probably making enough milk for 3 babies- not a good combination!

I did a lot of block feeding although careful with that if you have a newborn and you're just establishing your milk supply.

A LC may be helpful. Although they just told me "dont pump" which for me wasn't an option. I would pump 12 ounces and still be pretty full to feed the baby. I mean, it was crazy.

I really hated it. But the good news is, I donated several gallons and now my 13 month old is still drinking my freezer stash!

@PinkElephant: yes! After a couple weeks I could just do normal one side per feeding, though I stayed on one side for a second feeding if she didn't nurse well. Nine months in and I still make plenty of milk but not too much. But like @MrsADS: said you have to be mindful with block feeding and messing with your supply. Also a nipple shield was invaluable to get her to latch when I was super engorged.