Let down and flow too strong for 2 week old baby - lots of wind! Help!

[*Lisa*]

Hi Miss C,

This is the exact same circumstance I had with my DS. It sounds like you're doing everything right, I did all the same things but still DS took a long time to feed. I know it's exhausting and very trying and you've probably heard this a million times but it does get better!

You're daughter will get more efficient with her feeding and much quicker, but it takes time, and she is still learning, I can only suggest being patient and taking extra special care of yourself (when you have time). Just get through the first 2 months and things will get better.

These are the things I tried and found helped:

*Expressing a little milk before starting the feed

*Attaching baby and then leaning back during the feed until the initial gush of milk has finished and then sitting up to finish the feed so baby drains the breast properly

*Spending a few minutes burping baby after the feed

*Only feed from one breast each feed so baby is getting more of the fattier hind milk and consequently less wind (I only offered the second breast when and if baby had completely lost interest in the first breast and was clearly still hungry)

*At every nappy change and during play time rubbing babies belly in a clockwise direction and then bending the knees up and down against the tummy (like baby is riding a bike) to help shift wind

*Carrying baby around in an upright sling, I found this was great for getting wind out!

*Put a rolled up towel under babies mattress so baby's head is slightly elevated, this also helps with wind.

Good Luck, and try to be consistent and patient with these techniques and they will help.

[~Raven~]

We have a similar issue. I found the best way around it was a last off / first on pattern for feeding.
Now Ruby is 5 weeks old she can hold herself up better and the wind comes out heaps easier. My let downs are really strong and she can keep up heaps better now too.

[aussienic]

I used to lean back till the initial let down passed.. if you can' attach leaning back. sit upright attach then recline in your chair till you feel you can sit forward..