Community› The Bump Message Boards› Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding
New Discussion

Spitting up/out milk?

PBP2002PBP2002 member
in Breastfeeding
I've been nursing using a nipple shield (DS is five weeks old) and started nursing without it this week. However, he is spitting out milk during feedings now. Not like soured milk, but it seems to be just milk; he unlatches spits out a bunch of milk, then wants to nurse more. He spit out a bunch of milk three times in our last session. What is up with that? I never noticed him doing this when we use the shield.

 

Report Reply to Post

Re: Spitting up/out milk?

  • drcolleendrcolleen member
    shields tend to slow the flow of milk, wonder if that's how he's dealing with your letdowns being more flow than he is used to.  I would put a burp rag under you guys and not worry much.
    5/08- blighted ovum, spont ab; 2/20/09- epi, VAVD, Girl! breastfed 24mo; 10/10- blighted ovum, spon ab; 12/10- no fetal pole, Cytotec; 11/20/11- unmedicated SVD, Girl! breastfed 18mo; 11/7/13- unmedicated SVD, breastfed 18mo; 2/11/16- unmedicated SVD, exclusively pumping to at least a year.

    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • amandajb1amandajb1 member
    I agree, that your flow is faster, give him time he should get used to it.
    Report Reply
  • cottonlily84cottonlily84 member
    He's probably getting milk faster without the shield.  Just like they have to learn to latch properly he will adjust and learn to suck based on this new flow of milk. 
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"