I am wondering how to slow milk production. My 7 week old has been having trouble nursing. He seems to gag and choke while he eats. I also have been reading up on foremilk/hindmilk imbalance which I think we are dealing with also. He is very gassy, spits up a lot and his bm is green not the typical yellow. Any suggestions on how to slow milk production but not too much? Maybe it will work itself out....Im not sure. Right now, Im block feeding to help with the imbalance and maybe that will help with the speed my milk comes out. Thanks!
This happened to me as well. I would just express enough by hand or by using a pump to get to the letdown stage before nursing and then go ahead and nurse. I also had to burp my daughter frequently which she absolutely hated but it worked. This doesn't last long. He will be able to handle the flow of milk before long.
I have heard some mothers say that they pump a little out first before feeding the baby and that helped, or some say to nurse laying down with the baby on top of you until he is old enough to deal with the fast flow
I had similar problems. My son would gag and choke at first. So I had to have him almost sitting up (more upright versus laying down) and eventually it just worked itself out. I nursed until he was 11 months old. Also after the initial let down the milk flows a little slower and he will be able to keep up.
I also had this issue early on. I talked with the lactation nurse and she gave me a contact nipple shield. It was 24mm size. This slowed the flow for her and she didn't choke on it as much. I do have to use it all of the time, because she got used to using it. Put it on in the beginning then take it off within a couple minutes and usually they wont even know it.
pump or hand express some of the milk first as it is thinner than the hindmilk. Just as others have said. Congrats on your new bundle of joy!!!
