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Any breastfeeders feed for just 5 min. on each side?

Kingston54Kingston54 member
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I was feeding for 10 min. on one side per feeding because of an oversupply/overactive letdown.  I keep getting plugged ducts.  DS's poops were green.

I took him to the pedi for his one month appt and she suggested feeding on each side to avoid the plugged ducts - she said 10 min.  When I feed him for 10 min on each side he just spits up tons b/c it's too much.

I brought up the foremilk/hindmilk thing and she said not to worry about that.  Do you think it's okay to just feed him 5 min on each side? Because of the overactive letdown he gets quite a bit right at first.  He eats agressively at first and then just comfort sucks if I leave him on longer than 5...

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Re: Any breastfeeders feed for just 5 min. on each side?

  • mariamariamariamaria member
    I had the same issue with the overactive letdown and my LO would get totally overwhelmed and scream and cry. Now it's getting better and seems to be evening out. He had green poop, too. I just decided not to worry about it and I let him nurse on one side until he's done which like your guy doesn't take long because of how much he gets. I then burp him and offer him the other side which he may or may not take. This seems to work for us and took the pressure off of me to follow the 10-15 min on each side rule the nurses in the hospital told me.
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  • jennybeamsjennybeams member
    DD can get a lot out in 5 min.  Sometimes she eats 10 min on one side and then just 5 on the other.   Pump the rest and build your stash.
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    sometimes DS only does about 5 min each side, sometimes more. 5 min is what I aim for, though.
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  • ibisibis member
    Admittedly I don't know all that much about this, but I would probably just feed him on one side per feeding. That way he'll get both foremilk & hindmilk, and your supply may begin to regulate a little. There's no real reason to feed on both sides every time and that may just keep your oversupply issue going.
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  • mrs.viv07mrs.viv07 member

    imageibis:
    Admittedly I don't know all that much about this, but I would probably just feed him on one side per feeding. That way he'll get both foremilk & hindmilk, and your supply may begin to regulate a little. There's no real reason to feed on both sides every time and that may just keep your oversupply issue going.

    this! i have the same "issue"  DS will onl;y feed on one side per feeding and he guzzles at first but then slows down i guess as the flow regulates after letdown. He seems content and full so i'm not too worried about it.

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  • JillBMamaJillBMama
    It seems like feeding on both sides every feeding would worsen the overactive supply issue. Also, I've heard a little green poop from the fore/hind milk imbalance is okay, but if its all the time, maybe you should talk to a Lactation consultant and not just your pedi? For your plugged ducts, have you tried hot showers or compresses?
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  • Kingston54Kingston54 member

    imageJillBMama:
    It seems like feeding on both sides every feeding would worsen the overactive supply issue. Also, I've heard a little green poop from the fore/hind milk imbalance is okay, but if its all the time, maybe you should talk to a Lactation consultant and not just your pedi? For your plugged ducts, have you tried hot showers or compresses?

    It's strange because I thought that feeding on one side per feeding would ensure LO was getting the hindmilk - and his poops were green.  Once I started doing 5-10 on each side,his poops went back to yellow and seedy.  So it seems like the imbalance is from doing one side - which doesn't make any sense!

    I think I will call the lactation consultant and see what they think.  I do the hot showers, heating pad, massage, compresses, etc.  The only thing that makes them go away/down is frequent nursing.

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