Hi

My little DD is 5 weeks old and I have really been enjoying BF so far. I feel like it is really rewarding watching her grow knowing that I am helping her so much. I have had mastitis which was horrible but other than that have had a pretty good run. Originally I thought that I had an oversupply of milk and waited patiently while this sorted itself out and was told that by 6 weeks my milk supply would be established and it would be okay. I am leaking through 3 tops/day including through breastpads. I have tried disposable and resuable pads too. I've been doing one sided feeding and when feeding, the other breast will leak badly. I feel like the milk is precious so started catching the dripping/spraying milk from the other breast in a bottle and last night I got 120mls just from holding the bottle to my breast. *sigh* I saw the lactation consultant and she thinks that I have fast let down and not so much oversupply. The oversupply is coming from the let down occurring so often that my milk is reproducing super fast. After doing some research myself - this makes perfect sense!!! My DD often chokes and splutters and sometimes really grips down on my nipple. Luckily she pulls herself off and reattaches properly on each of these occasions. From my reading, I can see lots of advice on how to feed her to make it easier for her but I can't see any information about how to correct or slow the fast let down. I would really really really appreciate any advice on how to do this. I can feel the let down happening on almost an hourly basis and am going through up to 4 breast pads in a 12 hour period. I am going to bed with a towel strapped to my chest. Any help or ideas would be gratefully accepted.

Thanks in advance.