Will fast let down get better? Very upset baby
The last four days my 6 week old has been wrenching and crying and pulling off the breast. The crying while feeding is heartbreaking. I've been trying laid back feeding and putting a lot of pressure on my boobs to try to restrict flow with limited success. When he comes off I squeeze the breast and a jet of milk comes out. It must be awful for him. Will it get better? What else can I do? I was told not to pump as it will stimulate more milk and make the issue work. I feel so bad for my wee guy and feeding also takes so so much longer. A
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I'm going to order one asap. Is that to use before latching him at all, so before feeding starts? I can't feel the let down so anything like that would be a huge help. I've been told pumping will make it worse but is that true?
Sounds like I could have written this. Facing the same issue. Baby is 7 weeks. I try to express some before starting the feeding session so she starts off fine but midway when another let down comes up she gets fussy and angry again. :(
They eventually get used to it. Try nursing in a reclined position it helps to use gravity
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It should get better. In the meantime you could use a haaka to simply get the let down out and then latch baby so the flow isn’t too overwhelming for them