Oversupply

Cat&S

DD is 17 days old, and nursing like a champ. My problem is oversupply and fast letdown. I was trying to not pump until she was over three weeks to avoid making the problem worse, but I've had to for comfort the past few days (I only pumped once per day the last couple of days, but did twice today).

She nurses 10-15 minutes on one breast (will occasionally want to relatch and eat for ~another 5 min, but no more) and is gaining weight well. She's going 1-3 hr between feeds, depending on time of day. I've been block feeding (4-5 hours on one side) since week one, and can't really tell that it's made a difference in supply. I'm still making lots of milk and she's not coming close to draining a breast in one feeding. She is getting hind milk though; she was having green poop before I started block feeding and it's changed to yellow and seedy since. It's also made my letdown manageable.

She nursed my left breast most of the night last night, so I had to pump the right side this am...I got 4oz in less than 10 minutes of pumping. Then fed DD on that side and still had milk.

Any thoughts other than minimize the pumping?

mrsbtobe20122

If she isn't uncomfortable from gas, and getting hindmilk-- I wouldn't worry about it. She is going to have a 3 week and 6 week growth spurt. She will catch up. In the meantime, if consider it a blessing and start stashing that milk for when/ if you go back to work.

We had this issue also. My guy was eating vigorously, gaining a lb per week, and still not keeping up with my supply... He's 4 months on the 10th and now we are in perfect synch. I just ended up with about 500 oz before my maternity leave was over and donated some. Win/win

jenn43

mrsbtobe20122 said:

If she isn't uncomfortable from gas, and getting hindmilk-- I wouldn't worry about it. She is going to have a 3 week and 6 week growth spurt. She will catch up. In the meantime, if consider it a blessing and start stashing that milk for when/ if you go back to work. We had this issue also. My guy was eating vigorously, gaining a lb per week, and still not keeping up with my supply... He's 4 months on the 10th and now we are in perfect synch. I just ended up with about 500 oz before my maternity leave was over and donated some. Win/win

This.  I probably technically still have oversupply (I nurse LO in the morning, then immediately pump 4-6 oz), but he's not having any symptoms of oversupply any longer.