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This is a repost – I’m posting it again because so many readers said they found it helpful. I hope one of you find it useful too.
Both times I breastfed, I had major oversupply issues, way too much milk. I’m sure some of you are saying, “So what? Better to have too much milk than too little!”
Let me tell you that since I have had too little milk too – both problems stink.
Recently though, it occurred to me that I should write down what worked for my oversupply in case it might work for someone else. I am NOT a nurse or doctor……well, obviously, so take all I say with that in mind.
When I brought Birch home, my milk had just come in. I was a bit engorged which is fairly typical for the first week after you give birth. However, about 9 days into it, I determined with the help of my lactation consultant, that I was no longer just postpartum engorged but oversupplied. (Make sure that you are truly facing oversupply and not regular postpartum engorgement which can happen for up to 2 weeks). Birch was gagging, spitting up and just plain miserable. He had terrible gas because he was getting so much milk so fast that he was getting air pockets. Contributing to the gas problem too was the oversupply of the foremilk that was so heavy in sugar and less fat. He was grumpy- and so was I. What had happened to this lovely idea of blissfully nursing?
So, after seeing 3 lactation consultants (you can see my reviews of them here), I was able to determine how to get rid of my milk oversupply. (Not everyone who has this issue needs to take all of these measures or to this extreme). It took a lot of steps to find my resolution. Here they are:Read More »Too much milk while breastfeeding