Do I have an oversupply? Any tips?

wacissej2 · October 2009

I've noticed DD coughing/gagging during each feeding. She also spits up a LOT and always seems gassy. She basically sounds like she's gulping down milk when she nurses. I'm thinking i have an oversupply but I never feel the let-down and whenever she does pop off from coughing i never see any squirting or heavy leaking of BM.

She is gaining weight really well - 1 pound already in the past week and a half. However, if the gassiness and spit up are caused by oversupply I would love to try to fix it. Any tips on how you successfully resolved oversupply?

madhatter2003 · October 2009

You might, but it's pretty early to say for sure. But try feeding on just one breast per feeding to make sure she's getting hindmilk and completely draining a breast before offering the 2nd side (if she wants it at all) That will help cut down on the gassiness if you do have an oversupply.

Quite frankly ALL babies are gassy and spit up some.

Rachel&Joe · October 2009

sounds like reflux to me

shortyran · October 2009

I had oversupply / foreceful letdown issues and the symptoms can be a lot like reflux symptoms- gagging, choking, spitting up. Basically, they are trying to keep up with the milk flow. The gassiness is from getting too much foremilk- it is full of lactose and too much can irritate a baby's belly- Try nursing on one side for two feeds before going to the other. This helped regulate my supply and I have definitely noticed an improvement- my little guy is much more comfortable when he eats. kellymom.com has great oversupply information.

meg1974 · October 2009

I have the same problem, and I'm pretty sure it's overactive letdown. When she coughs/gags, I usually just give her a minute and let the milk drip out a little. Once she latches back on, she's fine.

FYI, I didn't feel the letdown until about 3 weeks.

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