Hi all.... My son is a week old (almost) and ever since my milk really came in, he occasionally starts choking/coughing on my milk --- you can tell he's gotten too much. I hold him up immediately and burp him (sometimes I get a burp, sometimes I don't).... I have been trying to recline a little more while feeding him also.
Any other advice? My boobs don't seem super engorged, he's just drinking too fast I guess.
Is this just normal - him trying to figure this out as much as I am?
Thx!
apricot / 475 posts
Perfectly normal! It still happens to my 4 month old every now and again. I just let him cough until he's ready to continue, usually takes no more than 20 seconds. I dont usually pick him up to burp him.
Congrats on your new arrival 
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
This happens to us, too. I let her cough and calm her down if she panics (sometimes after coughing she will be unable to catch her breath and it terrifies her).
I also burp often because she swallows air with all the gulping = has pain later!
nectarine / 2163 posts
Happens to us every feed still, and has since the beginning. My LC thinks its because my milk comes out too fast for him to handle.
Like @sorrycharlie: I just let him cough and sit him up if he seems panicky and wait til he's ready to go again.
The most annoying thing I find is that he often comes off right after let down so my milk squirts all over his face and he doesn't like that much!
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
Reclined feeding is good for this. It helps so gravity isn't pulling it down their throat they actually have to suck it back
honeydew / 7235 posts
@Penny Lane: haha - this happened yesterday! Poor guy got squirted with milk in the face, then later on he peed into his face!
Thanks ladies --- good to know it happens, it's a little scary for a second but he seems ok after I hold him up!
pomelo / 5720 posts
My LO is 12 weeks and still chokes on my milk almost daily. I have a bit of an oversupply though and it comes out too fast for him. You could also try hand expressing a little bit before you feed him to see if that helps. I do this when I'm engorged and it helps a lot.
honeydew / 7235 posts
@Orvis18: I did that this morning and it seemed to help, no coughing -- made a mess! Milk everywhere!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
This is perfectly normal, it happens to us and my baby is 2 months old...still happening!
honeydew / 7444 posts
I did the reclined nursing position. I just held her normally but leaned back in my rocker when feeding her. I also sometimes pumped for a minute before it was time to feed her and it helped!
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