Question - for those of you using any of the wind remedies, do you think they are making a difference? And also, do you only give it to them when they are really suffering or with every feed?
I use infants friend, almost every feed. Now that he's not gulping in so much air while feeding i might do it every second feed to see how he is (cuz when he was first born and on ebm he wasn't this bad).... yeh i noticed a difference. not straight away but usually the feed after when he had the pains was when i noticed it worked and he had more success in emptying his bowels.

Re letdown & flow - dunno if i'm just a bit too early on (only a week today) but i don't seem to feel the letdown.. Shea's getting plenty of milk and glugging away and he's just started bringing milk up in the last couple of days, but i wouldn't have a clue how fast my flow is. Boobs aren't getting a chance to get solid as i pop him on one boob until he really fusses (usually 15mins-20mins) then burp him, go change him & pop him on the other boob for dessert which usually lasts anywhere from 10-20mins again. sometimes he'll fall asleep on that second boob, sometimes he'll just stop sucking much. the challenge is then getting him settled again before he's been awake for more than an hour - it's so true what they say, if i get him down in an hour then he'll sleep well for a few hrs but if he is awake 90+ mins then even if i get him down then he keeps waking self up for the whole sleep cycle and we end up on a constant mission to get him to sleep. I think i've found a solution though - if he's overtired i have to hold him for the first 20mins of active sleep til he goes to his deadzone and then pop him down and he sleeps...

anyway, i digressed sorry! That was my little bit of BF experience. Re what Kirley said, yes a friend of mine showed me to use the hand shaping my nipple to also pull down his chin and pretty much jam as much nipple in his mouth as possible!! But I'll try what you say about just pushing the chin against my boob and see if that works as well. i had been struggling to feed lying down as i couldn't lift myself to attach him easily - but last night the whole house was cranky so i thought i'd give it another go - DH seems to have the whole 'if they wake & cry when you put them down, let them cry or you'll be doing x forever' attitude which so doesn't go with what i've been doing. he kept him up over the hour to have cuddles so shea wouldn't go down without crying & i couldn't bear it so i jumped in and took over and got the 'do whatever you like' attitude so DH back on sofa (after a lovely couple of nights staying in the bed to help settle shea etc). I took Shea into bed with me when he woke about 11pm and just fed on demand through the night.. i racked up about 6hrs kip through the night with just a milk chuck (poor mattress) and cpl nappy change incidents.. but SO much better then spending half the night getting up & resettling etc Tho like you say Kirley if i can get him feeding more in the day and skipping a night feed it'll be easier and i can pop him in hammock again overnight. What your nurse said about waking him 3hrly on dot - is that 3hrs since start of last feed (so a 2hr sleep) or a 3 hr sleep? Also re cluster feeds, what does that mean? Thank you
apparently not everyone can feel let down.... some ppl (myself included) get a real tingly/painful sensation (like over stimulated feeling) in their nipple. I get it not only on the one he is feeding from but also the other side... when i don't have a shirt on i have to keep a towel handy cuz the second boob also leaks out milk. You should be able to tell when you are letting down though by how quickly bub swallows. usually they make a louder gulping/swallowing sound. Then they slow back down a little. AFM Will gets about three or four let downs per side per feed. Poor bubba lol. I think it tires him out.
I'm presuming 3hours from start of the feed cuz thats when he usually wants food anyway when he's awake. He takes it then so i won't make him wait any longer than that. Plus that means more feeds throughout the day.
Cluster feeding - someone correct me if i'm wrong cuz i'm not 100% sure... but for example last night Will fed:
5pm- 25mins one side; 10 other side
6.30 - 25 mins one side
7.30 - 20mins one side
then he woke up at 11pm and went back to three hourly feeds.
So its just constant feeds for a period of time with no regularity like usual. Just whenever they are hungry. I'm pretty lucky with William; he doesn't cry for feeds or even get restless (unless i dont pick up on his signs)....he just opens his mouth like hes looking for boobie or he starts sucking on his hands or whatever piece of clothing/skin you have available.