Talk to me about oversupply and block feeding

Re: Talk to me about oversupply and block feeding

• Beener0514 member

  June 2012

  I think I can help with a lot of your questions as I just went through this.

  First, block feeding worked wonders for me in regulating oversupply. Once I got it under control, my breasts do not hurt unless I go too long between feedings. I am still having some leaking but it has decreased dramatically.

  To block feed, you are supposed to keep offering the same breast over and over for a certain period of time. I believe they recommend starting with 4 hours before switching to the other breast. For me, this wasn't long enough. I had to increase this to every 6 hours. It took a few days but worked for me. So, offer leftie for 6 hours whenever DD wants to nurse and when the 6 hours are up, switch to rightie for the next 6 hours. (Or whatever time frame seems to work for you). Note that your "off" breast will feel engorged so you will probably have to hand express some to give yourself relief. While it will hurt like hell for a day or so, it will eventually regulate.

  What's great about the blockfeeding is that DD will eventually get the hindmilk. If you offer leftie and she nurses for say 5 minutes and then refuses, she may only be getting foremilk. However, if an hour later she's hungry again, you offer leftie and if you haven't had another letdown, she should get the hindmilk.

  Hope this helps! A great resource for all things BFing is Kellymom.com. A lot of us use it!

  

   

  Emerson Kate born 4/6/12, 5 lbs. 13 oz. 18 3/4 inches.

  

  Happily expecting Baby Mac #2 around 4/13/14

  

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• bellelamb member

  June 2012

   Hi your a may momma too, first off at this age a 3oz weight gain is normal after the 3 week growth spurt a baby can slow down for a week or two. You are still doing great!! Also at this age it's normal to still feel full even if you don't go long between feedings, I know my boobs stil letdown at random times or when I think about lo not just when lo wants to eat so then they feel awfully ful. 

  Block feeding helped us a lot now he only gets way too much every once in awhile not every feeding.  Also I have never fed any of my kids off two boobs per feeding but around two months my body figured it out and I didn't feel over full between feedings.

  Dont worry you are doing a great job feeding your lo  

  

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• boogerbearoriginal member

  June 2012

  Hi your a may momma too, first off at this age a 3oz weight gain is normal after the 3 week growth spurt a baby can slow down for a week or two. You are still doing great!! Also at this age it's normal to still feel full even if you don't go long between feedings, I know my boobs stil letdown at random times or when I think about lo not just when lo wants to eat so then they feel awfully ful. 

  Block feeding helped us a lot now he only gets way too much every once in awhile not every feeding.  Also I have never fed any of my kids off two boobs per feeding but around two months my body figured it out and I didn't feel over full between feedings.

  Dont worry you are doing a great job feeding your lo 

  All of this. If you want to do block feedings, start with 2 feedings per side and go from there. LO only takes one side per feeding still at 10m. H

  Around 8weeks is when I noticed things settled down, supply got regulated, 6wk growth spurt was over. 
  

  
  
  

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• lisac1017 member

  June 2012

  I didn't do block feeding until about 4 months when my letdown became just way too forceful.  I started out just alternating one side each feeding for a few days, but then decided to do 3-hr blocks.  Since he feeds every 2 hours, I would do the same side twice, then switch.  It took another week but it worked.  Now, I just alternate each side again and only feed one side at a time. 

  
  

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