Things were going really well for LO and I for a while there, but lately he's started pulling off my breast screaming and crying during some feedings. Which makes for a stressful mommy and baby.
I have an oversupply and I'm guessing overactive letdown since he also pulls off sputtering/choking/coughing sometimes as well. I pumped one breast shortly after a feeding yesterday so that I can slowly start to build a small freezer stash so dh can help feed every once in a while, I pumped for 5 minutes and got nearly 80ml in that time.
I really don't know what to do though to make feedings less stressful for LO and I. I've been block feeding for almost two weeks now, and it really helped at first. I had also tried changing positions to almost a full recline when feeding but that's not really working anymore either. I asked a LC at my hospital's breastfeeding support group and she said to continue block feeding if that helps, otherwise her only other suggestions were to try putting cabbage on my breasts (not really interested in that) or to wait for my supply to regulate.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Re: Pulls off crying
Everytime my LO does this he needs to burp, which ends in him spitting up a bit as well. Once he burps/spits up he's much better and will sometimes go back to eating.. It took me a few weeks to figure this out since he's so random about it..
Just my 2 cents