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I did one-boob-per-session feeding and still do to this day.

I think what can help the most for the forceful letdown is just letting it spray into a cloth and when it's done put baby back on.

The thing that also helped me the most was to feed baby more often. It took me a long time to try this because I was so convinced that the extra feedings would increase my supply even more and maybe also make my baby over-fed, but it actually eased things for everyone.

You can also nurse in a reclined-position (uphill), and also just know that one day baby will get good at chugging. Until then, at least in my case, it will just be very milky and messy.

I didn't have a terrible oversupply, but I've always block fed, and I've had a lot of success with it. I'm still feeding often at 13 months, so it's served me well.

My experience is a lot like @cvbee. DS would choke, cough, pull off, & slide down so he was just sucking on the nipple to slow the flow. I block feed, switching every 6 hours (and pumping off an ounce or so when I switched sides to help with the initial let down after not using that side for so long). I also, luckily, didnt have problems with feeling uncomfortable from engorgement.

After 4 days of that I noticed he would get fussy around the last feeding on each boob because the flow was too slow for him. Now I just feed him on one side & switch sides each feeding. I tried offering both sides at a feeding, but he just ends up having huge spit-ups.

Also, he eats every hour during wakeful times. However, he only eats for 5-10 min & he's done. I'm going to try to start pumping once a day to begin building a freezer stash, so I hope I don't start having more oversupply issues from that.