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Block feeding has helped us and also leaning back when nursing. But honestly I think what has really helped is giving him time to adjust. After a week or so I think he has gotten the hang of nursing with my forceful letdown. He doesn't pop off anymore and nurses much more quickly ! At the very most now he is at the breast for 15 min. Usually more like 10. I think part of that is him getting full fast because he doesn't have to really work at it when I let down !

Have you tried gas drops or gripe water for gas ?

Ooh, me too! I am thrilled to have had my milk cone in so quickly, but it sure cane in hard! This morning I noticed that after I put lanolin on there, they started dripping. Sigh. I'll be waiting for replies, too!

@ladyfingers: I don't know if I'm the best for advice because I play it by ear! I usually just switch sides each time but last time he nursed he only Ate for 7 min on one side. I will re offer that side at his next feeding since he didn't "finish" last time ! And yep before block feeding I would nurse one side, burp, and offer the other. Now after the burp I offer the same side again. I give little remedies gas drops after each feeding or during the burp mid session if he is looking super sleepy!

We've been there! I tried everything including:
- different positions (leaning back, side lying- but I could never get that one right, with DD on an incline head elevated)
- pumping through the letdown (DD hated waiting and talk about a juggling act of hold the baby, put on the pump, wait with a crying hungry baby, put away the pump, latch the baby. It felt like a juggling act and not fun in the middle of the night)
- unlatch when I feel the letdown (this made DD really mad and it made me feel bad)
- use a nipple shield (it sort of regulates so it isn't literally spraying into her mouth although the shield is a pain)
- stop pumping for my freezer stash. A LC once told me that an over active letdown is often paired with oversupply and if you have oversupply you shouldn't pump but instead let your body regulate itself.
- block feeding. I still only feed DD one side at a time
Really the only thing that really worked is DD got older and can better handle it. Sorry I don't have better advice. I know how frustrating it is!

I'm trying to figure out if I may have an oversupply/over active let down. Baby sometimes pulls off coughing during feedings and milk is sometimes dripping out the sides of his mouth. The worst is he is spitting up all day long. He is a happy spitter, but it just seems like a ton of spit up most days. The ped doesn't seem concerned, but I am trying to find a cause. He is 9 weeks and I still get engorged every night. I have suffered with several clogged ducts and mastitis. I feel like he never fully empties the breast I've had issues with (I usually get 2 ozs on it after he feeds if i pump). I rarely pump even though i would like to get a freezer stash bc im afraid to mess up supply. I'm scared to try block feeding bc if I don't have oversupply then it will hurt my supply. Basically I am really confused on what to do and need advice!