Milk Spraying When Baby Stop Latching Onto The Breast
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I have a 3 weeks yrs old baby who latches on just fine but at times she would let go of my nipple because there's too much milk for her to suck and my milk will start to squirt all over the place. Is there any way to stop this from happening? It's making a mess every time I feed her.
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Just be glad that this is your problem as opposed to not having enough. You might be ready with a pump to finish it off or a cloth to catch just the excess that sprays.
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 | mm - September 7 |
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I had the same problem. There is little you can do. I would pump milk first until the spraying stops then leave your baby nurse. You can save the milk for feedings you are not around for, and the baby will not be sprayed. That is what I did and it worked. Eventually your supply will adjust to your baby's needs and the spraying will stop. When my daughter stopped nursing at night, I would wake up soaked and have to change sheets. The pads didn't help much. It only lasted a short time until my body adjusted to the change. Good luck.
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 | kh - September 7 |
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I get this occasionally, but not enough to be a prob... my friend had this and used a nipple shield.
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thanks mm, but how do you know how long to pump for so you have enough milk save up to nurse your baby on her next feeding?
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| mm - September 8 |
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I'm not sure what you are asking but I'll try to answer. I would pump enough to get through the spraying. If your little one still feels hungry, I would feed him/her what you pumped out. If you are asking how much to save for a whole feeding. I would start with 4 oz. I would not pump this much initially. Pump just until the spraying is done and pump after the baby is full. You may only get 1/2 oz at first. What I did is I froze this and added the little I got each day until I had a 4 oz bottle. As the baby gets older and drinks more the amount will go up. Just make sure if you have an outing, or your dh feeds with a bottle of milk, pump the same amount that was drank around the sametime as the feeding. This way your supply will be okay. When I was getting ready to go back to work, my daughter started sleeping longer at night. I would get up the time she normally did and pump the feeding that she was sleeping through. This helped me build up my supply for going back to work. It was hard to get up when the baby was finally sleeping a longer strech but I really wanted to give my baby the milk when I went back to work.
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