to much milk please help

indylardelli · October 2015

my boobs get so full and hurt so much and baby doesn't feed that often, sometimes I just have to pump cause they hurt so much but then I just make more!

how can I reduce my milk supply?!

edavis926 · October 2015

You definitely don't want to reduce your supply if you plan to continue BF because your lo will have several "growth spurts" where they will increase the amount they need.

When did your milk come in? Mine only hurt for a few days after it came in and then my body kind of regulated out for how she eats. Now they just get sore in the morning when I have the most.

sdnyc99 · October 2015

I'm dealing with this right now too. It's normal for the first several days, maybe even a couple of weeks, while your body regulates itself to what your baby needs.
If you pump unnecessarily, you'll make more. Use warm compresses and you can hand-express a little milk when it gets way too uncomfortable. A warm shower also helps me feel a little better.

It will get better, you just have to get through this part.

tracij12 · October 2015

Agree with what others have said. Try to avoid pumping. If you need to take the edge off, do a little manual expression just to relieve pain.

Check out kellymom or lll website, there are lots of good resources for how to regulate your supply.

hbrooks09 · October 2015

As bad as it sounds, you just have to Wait it out. Mine did the same thing and I expressed more than I should have and it got even worse. Try letting LO suckle on one breast for 3-4 feedings DO NOT PUMP. It'll go down in a day or 2.

sweet+cheeks · October 2015

I feel your pain. I had a consistent oversupply with my first that didn't just go away. I would pump 5 oz in 5 minutes and still have milk left to feed LO. I had to pump some before feeding otherwise the flow was way too strong and she would choke and sputter. Eventually she learned how to drink from the fire hose and I could skip pumping. I say do what works for you and your supply. Pump if you need to. I wouldn't do anything to intentionally reduce milk production at this point though. You never know when LO will need more. Good luck!

am&n · October 2015

I don't have much to offer but I completely understand as I am on day 10 pp and have a huge over supply. But I have avoided the pump, because it will make your body think you need more. One thing the LC told me was that you can put on cold cabbage leaves for 20 minutes three times a day to help with the engorgement. You can check this out on kellymom website as well.

babykitcat · October 2015

I did pump twice and will freeze the extra for homemade baby food. But I only pumped when I felt like I was drowning DD. I do feed a little from each side a few times through out the day and it seemed to help and I haven't had that extremely full feeling in a long time.

komorebi · October 2015

You need to nurse more often. 8 to 12 times a day. Avoid too much heat, I've instead. Heat will bring more blood flow to the area and increase the pain. I agree to avoid pumping as it will bring more milk in.

komorebi · October 2015

You can also block feed. Only feed from one breast at each feeding. That's only good if you have an oversupply and if diaper output changed you'll want to start offering both breasts again.

indylardelli · October 2015

sweet+cheeks said:
I feel your pain. I had a consistent oversupply with my first that didn't just go away. I would pump 5 oz in 5 minutes and still have milk left to feed LO. I had to pump some before feeding otherwise the flow was way too strong and she would choke and sputter. Eventually she learned how to drink from the fire hose and I could skip pumping. I say do what works for you and your supply. Pump if you need to. I wouldn't do anything to intentionally reduce milk production at this point though. You never know when LO will need more. Good luck!

yeah I can pump a bottle from each side and still have left over milk to feed him so I have a massive freezer pile already, if I don't pump some of it out he doesn't drink it all and I end up just leaking everywhere so I've got really no choice but to pump even just a little, and he's only feeding every 4 hours and will NOT wake to be fed and if I can wake him he will suck for maybe a minuet and fall straight back asleep. I'm feeling like a cow hahah

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indylardelli · October 2015

komorebi said:
You need to nurse more often. 8 to 12 times a day. Avoid too much heat, I've instead. Heat will bring more blood flow to the area and increase the pain. I agree to avoid pumping as it will bring more milk in.

I'm nursing every 4 hours as he wont wake at all to be fed I've tried everything, my health nurse was worried that he only feeds every 4 hours but he's already above his birth weight so she said its fine and to keep feeding whenever he wants
if I don't pump a little bit between feeds I end up drenched in milk so there's not really much I can do

christina4436 · October 2015

I was able to fix this in a week or two! Baby was in NICU for 3 weeks so I was only BF 3 times a day and pumping 6-8. I would have 60 oz a day to freeze in addition to BF. Once she got home it was awful to have to pump that much but I had to or I would hurt and be lumpy. You don't want to get plugged so not pumping at all isn't in the answer. I started to go 4 hours then 5-6, so I would BF 4 times a day and pump 4 times a day. Once I went to all BF once her weight was good at 1 month, i then only had to 1-2x a day Bc I would give an bottle with vitamin at night. 2 weeks later I really only have to pump if am out and skip a BF (more than 1 bottle a day) it can be done just do it slowly and carefully! As LO eats more your supply will adjust to keep up with.

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