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Attachment and positioningĪn IBCLC lactation consultant can help to identify whether a baby’s latch or positioning could be causing difficulties with managing the flow of milk.

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How well a baby can handle a fast let-down or forceful milk flow can depend on their latch (the way baby is attached to the breast), their positioning (the way they are held) and how well they can coordinate suck, swallow and breathe. It can be normal for a newborn baby to cough or choke occasionally with the let-down while they are still learning how to breastfeed 1 and to can be quite normal to spit up excess milk (have reflux) after a feed. Why does my baby struggle with the let-down? Remember that if you and your baby are coping well with the volume and flow of milk you won’t need to make any changes. Where appropriate, reducing your supply a little can help resolve some of the difficulties. If you feel you have much more milk than your baby needs see Oversupply of Breast Milk alongside this article for management ideas. The symptoms of fast or forceful let-down listed above are often seen in babies whose mothers have too much breast milk or “oversupply” however this is not always the case-a baby may struggle with flow without oversupply.

Clamping down on the nipples to slow the milk flow leading to sore nipples.Short feeds if baby gets a lot of breast milk in a short time.fussing, frowning, crying, finger splaying Rapid swallowing of milk with stress cues e.g.Pulling on the breast and nipples (babies can also do this when the flow of milk is too slow).Coming on and off the breast during breastfeeding.Choking, gasping and coughing at the breast.Signs that a baby is struggling to cope with the flow of milk in a fast let-down might include:

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If the breast is very full the sensation can be stronger and may be briefly painful. Some mothers describe it as a pins and needles type feeling. Other mothers will feel a tingling or prickling sensation when milk is released from the breast. Not all mothers feel anything at all when milk begins to flow from the breast with the let-down reflex-but they will notice their baby starts to swallow milk more rapidly a few minutes into the feed. Get breastfeeding articles in your inbox What does a let-down feel like?

This article looks at signs that can indicate a baby is struggling with the flow of breast milk in a fast let-down and what to do about it. Such a fast or forceful flow is not necessarily a problem for a baby-many babies love the faster pace-and it is quite normal for milk to spurt from the breast. However, some babies can seem to be overwhelmed and fussy by a very fast let-down, they may cough, choke or let go of the breast and cry. With a fast let-down, milk might be seen spurting from the breast like water from a firefighter’s hose when baby comes off the breast mid flow.

If milk is released very forcefully it is sometimes called a fast let-down or an overactive let-down. This reflex is known as the milk ejection reflex (MER) and is commonly called the “let-down”.

When a baby starts to suckle, a reflex involving nerves and hormones (a neurohormonal reflex) releases milk from the breast.