Letdown is too fast....HELP!

jenbowman

Poor DS....he is so tired of getting shot in the face with milk everytime I nurse him on the left side.  That is the only side that I have a super fast letdown and he gets drowned every time...sometimes I have to change him and myself.  He can't stay latched on for more than a couple of seconds bc it is so fast.  Does anyone have any tips on ways to make the fast letdown stop?  TIA

Coxin05

A big pain, in my opinion, but my books suggest pumping out a little at the beginning before starting to nurse. I have the same problem but have not done anything about it at this point.

Wilwarin

Coxin05:

A big pain, in my opinion, but my books suggest pumping out a little at the beginning before starting to nurse. I have the same problem but have not done anything about it at this point.

This.  Or you can stimulate until let down starts and hand express into a burp cloth until it isn't as forceful.

belizeitornot

you can also try leaning as far back as you can when it happens so LO is almost above the breast rather than below to slow the flow.

babyonthebrain2010

I've actually been grabbing a breast milk storage bottle before most nursing sessions and when LO pulls off because the flow is too fast I hand express some into the bottle.  I was doing this into a burp cloth, but now I avoid extra laundry AND get to save the milk.