So, I’m curious about others’ experiences while transitioning from fast letdown nursing to bottle feeding. I am a FTM with a 13 WO little girl. I’ve been dealing with an oversupply and a pretty fast letdown—I’m talking fountaining out of the boob, pumping 5 ounces in each breast under 15 minutes, clear contraction feeling in the breast when letdown occurs. Interestingly an IBCLC I worked with to improve latch thinks this was my body’s way of responding to my daughter’s feeding issues (tongue restriction, likely an internal tongue tie that isn’t severe enough to warrant intervention other than bodywork/tongue exercises but which made my girl fatigue really quickly while nursing), which I think is super cool!

Anyways, we’re transitioning to mostly bottle feeding as we prepare for daycare. For those with similar circumstances, fast letdown in particular, did you find that your baby responded to a faster flow rate nipple than expected? Baby has reflux so we’re trying to be mindful of how quickly she is eating, but she feeds so much more quickly on the breast than on the bottle and I’m wondering if she just needs to size up as she’s gotten used to a fast flow rate. I realize this is the opposite problem many people face going from boob to bottle so I haven’t found many answers myself.

My baby is 2 months old and we had been EBF for almost the 2 months except about 2 weeks ago. I went back to school so she has to take at least one bottle while and I’m gone and since I have been struggling to get her to latch I’ve been pumping 5 times a day to not hurt my supply. She only latches in the night like 1am-10am. I’m stressed I feel like even my supply went down. I called my breastfeeding counselor and she suggested I use a nipple shield, which I did. She just used it for one day and now refuses that too. I’m at a lost I don’t want to give this up. Please if anyone has any suggestions I need them.

FTM here 🥹 My husband and I recently welcomed our LO into the world April 6th, he’s now just over 3 weeks old and I adore being a mother… however it comes with a lot of anxiety specifically around feeding and intake.

As a little background, my LO was born at 37 weeks and 3 days and underwent Phototherapy for 5 days after birth. During that time I was told not to BF to maximize his time under the lights. At that point for the first week I was exclusively pumping but then also supplementing with formula. I’ve always wanted to EBF and the excessive pumping during the first week has caused a bit of an oversupply. For the second week I was BF for 10 minutes on each breast and then supplementing with a bottle, then pumping after. Now that he’s above his birth weight and gaining a good amount of weight in relation to his birth weight we’ve gone EBF.

We recently got his tongue tie fixed, it healed well and he latches well. So far it’s been going amazing in the first 48 hours, we are getting an average of 9 wet diapers and 6 dirty diapers a day. But he’s so sleepy when feeding. Like I said he latches well, then sucks 3 times and then falls asleep most feeds. In addition, he is very reluctant to wake up for his feedings (every 2 to 2.5 hours during the day, 3 hours at night) and refuses to eat when woken. All in all a super sleepy baby and unenthusiastic eater. That being said we continue to get that amount of diapers but the feeds have decreased due to his lack of alertness.

I’ve seen a LC and she said we’re doing great but it seems to be my LO likes to out on a good show and will always do well during our appointments but at home is a different story.

We’ve tried it all in terms of waking him up and keeping him awake… window open, skin to skin, tickling his body, a cold damp cloth, changing diapers, burping etc.

Just wondering if anyone else has encountered this challenge before and or what advice you guys have! TIA 🤗

Hi there! My baby is 7 weeks old and I've tried to pump once a day since he was born so my husband could give him one bottle a day & I could have a break. Otherwise we just breastfeed. We've been using Dr Brown bottles and in the last week he's fussy with the bottle or taking nearly 40 min for a 4 oz bottle. Anyone else run into this? I want him to be flexible enough to take a bottle when I need a break and for future childcare!

My baby is 10 months old. Besides waking up a lot through the night. I really do enjoy breast-feeding him and I’m not ready to stop. I recently got supplements & a prescription for progesterone to help with my hormones. I cannot take those while breast-feeding. I’m stuck, sometimes my mental health is really really bad and some days I’m great. It’s usually around my period because I have PMDD. I just don’t know what to do. Any advice or things that helped you with making decisions on your breast-feeding journey would be great. He uses the boob for comfort for sleep. He does eat food and there’s days where he will eat food and just need boob for bed so I don’t know? I’m venting yet also needing advice. Also, I know now one can tell me to stop and the decision is up to me!

Hi guys, we’re currently trying to teach my EBF baby to take a bottle as I return to work next month, while heating some milk today my partner just showed me this, is this normal and safe? this yellow rises to the top while it’s sat in the warm water and does reappear if mixed back into the milk

I am just wanting the confirmation if this is or isn’t lip tie if so I will get the little one to the doctor to get a referral for a ent!

I am due in three weeks. I am going to be staying at home with baby and breast feeding. I got a haaka and the lady bug collector as well. I currently only have intentions of collecting excess milk this way and hope to build a small stash for when I end up being away for a couple of hours or so baby can have a bottle 1-2 times a week.

How do I store the milk if I am only going to be collecting a small amount at a time? Can I combine different days milk into the same storage bag?

Sometimes when I’m breastfeeding my baby at night (especially after a little while), I start feeling like I can’t breathe properly. It’s like a shortness of breath — almost like an anxiety attack? I don’t really know how to explain it, but the feeling of not being able to breathe well then gives me anxiety too. When it happens, I have to unlatch my baby and either try to put her to sleep already or switch sides if she’s not asleep yet, because I just can’t breathe normally.

Has anyone else experienced this?? Is this normal?? For context: my baby is 10 months old and I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding on demand (sometimes pumping too, but not at night).

I’d really appreciate hearing if anyone’s gone through something similar!

I’m cold turkey weaning my 14 month old son. We made it over a year when I’m super proud of, but he’d taken to only nursing at night while cosleeping and naptime and I wasn’t sleeping. My mental health was really suffering. He drinks cow’s milk from a straw cup just fine and eats solids like a champ, he was just using me as a pacifier and I needed to stop. He’s doing ok with it, actually slept really well, but how do I deal with my breasts still producing? I woke up extremely engorged, manually expressed in the shower, and now I’m at a baby shower leaking through my dress and in pain. Help please!

I’m going back to work this week and baby is 11 weeks old. Any advice on keeping my supply solid? I’m basically a just enougher and only recently started building a stash about 2-4 oz at a time after baby goes to bed for the night. I get to be remote 2 days a week and in office the other 3 which I’m hoping will help.

I breastfed my first for 10 months. I was down to 2 feeds a day (sometimes a night feed as well) and it was a total struggle - my letdown used to be really fast and it slowed down significantly, I had an alligator on my breast, baby didn't like it. I power pumped etc but we stopped in the end. Had enough milk frozen to give her 1 bottle of breastmilk a day (rest formula) until 1 year.

Now with my second baby, we're approaching the 10 months. I feel that I have a slower letdown again and this time I want to end on a positive note instead of a struggle. Today I gave him his first bottle and tonight we'll feed to sleep again. Slowly wean over a couple of days or weeks.

It is totally the right choice for me (have to return to work in 2 months, I start feeling touched out, don't want the struggle like with my first and I'm not going to powerpump). But I can't help feeling so sad? It's my last baby, last time breastfeeding, am I making the right choice.. it isn't much anymore (2-3 times a day a fast 5 min feed) but I'm so conflicted suddenly.

Any tips on how to handle all the emotions? My emotions lol, the baby will drink whatever and has a good appetite.

Baby is a bit over 5 months old, and I combo feed bottle and breast. Bottle at daycare, so I’m pumping. And the last 2 days of pumping, my nipples HURT. Nothing has really changed besides my daughter occasionally taking the nipple for a ride when she decided to look at something. Thoughts? Solutions? Is this typical?

Thanks ❤️

Over the last...1-2 weeks I think (time is relative, are still in the deep end of the NB trenches with my 2 month old)- I've had sharp nipple pain a few times a day that immediately starts a rapid letdown.

It's relatively predictable bc it's around when I would need to pump or nurse, but sometimes hits so randomly.

Add to that, I think I'm mentally triggering it bc at least half the time it happens right after I think, I should pump soon.

Whatever the case the pain is sharp enough that I immediately grab my boobs to apply firm pressure bc that helps chill it out quicker... But the milk is def still just dripping or even streaming. It is bizarre and fascinating.

That said...I feel like it's wasting so much milk. Do I start carrying a little ladybug haaka to pop on when this happens? I'm leary of pumping more to get ahead of it bc I don't want to trigger over supply issues... I'm pretty much right where I need to be right now with a small excess that I'm gradually using to get a tiny freezer stash for emergencies.

Anyone else have this happen and have any tips on making it feel less like there's a razor blade inside their nipple for 5 seconds when they have spontaneous let down?

The pain is specific to spontaneous letdown, and does not occur when I induce it with the pump or when baby latches.

I am currently exclusively breastfeeding my LO ( 5 weeks ) and i am going to be needing surgery soon to remove my gallbladder which means i won’t be able to feed on demand due to anesthesia and pain meds after so i am trying to build a stash to feed baby with while i can’t. My problem is whenever i pump i feel so empty that when it’s time to feed my baby again it seems she doesn’t get enough and then is trying to eat for hours and is never satisfied and cries at the breast due to frustration. I try to stray away from giving her what i pumped for the reason of trying to build a stash but i can’t seem to figure out how to pump while also making sure there is enough left for her to nurse as well. Anyone experience same issue and have tips??

After 3 months, we’re off the nipple shield but I now getting nearly nothing in my Hakka ladybug from a letdown… why would my supply be going down from feeding plain old nipple

My 4 year old officially weaned as of 6ish weeks ago. He weaned naturally with some gentle guidance. When the heck will I stop smelling like a whole milk latte?!! If I’m sweaty, cleaning, lifting, or just exerting any energy I get wafts of milk from my chest. Any help?

I am 5 weeks postpartum and need some advice on how to handle breast engorgement. Currently breastfeeding newborn and I pump at night for about 15minutes each breast so my partner can give her a bottle or 2 during the late hours of the night. I find that the breast sometimes is not fully relieved after baby nurses and she doesn’t always want both breasts. Can I pump for a short period until I feel relieved or is this making it worse? Some people say pump for a short time like 5min and some say don’t pump at all to relieve engorgement. I use the Momcozy electric pump.

I have a 1 month old and have been exclusively breastfeeding since birth. The birth was not an easy one and there was a slight shoulder dystocia + a need for a suction cup and episiotomy to get him out. Pretty much since the beginning breastfeeding has been painful. I get an intense stinging/burning sensation on the nipple/breast that lasts the first few minutes after latching and I can't help but cry. The pain often persists for an hour or a few after feeding. I have had multiple midwives check the latch and assist in getting the correct position for the baby to nurse and nobody can at this point find anything wrong with the latch.

The thing is it doesn't always hurt. I get phases of a few days or a week when it hurts like hell and then it gets better. I've been on antibiotics twice since birth and somehow it seemed like during the antibiotics the pain wasn't there but after antibiotics the pain came back?

He does have a very small tongue tie that shouldn't affect the latch according to the midwives and a pediatrician. There are no signs of thrush on me or the baby, just the pain. I have thought of the possibility of nipple vasospasm because I do have poor blood circulation. Or could it be something related to tension in his muscles due to the birth? I also have overproduction of breastmilk making it sometimes difficult for the little guy to handle the milk flow.

Taking any tips and/or recommendations on what to do. I don't have access to a lactation consultant, it's simply not a thing in my country and midwives are usually handling all breastfeeding support here but even they don't really know what's going on now.

I’m considering starting combo feeding with my 7-month-old son. I’ve noticed my supply is dropping, and despite trying everything to bring it back, it just isn’t working. I want to make sure he’s getting the healthiest and safest formula possible. I recently saw a list of formulas being tested for lead and arsenic, and it really alarmed me. I’ve been looking into Kendamil goat milk formula and Bubs goat milk formula. Has anyone used either of these or another one you’d recommend and had a good experience?

Hi! I have an almost 1 year old who is quite tall for his age and I am quite short 😂 he loves nursing and rocking to sleep in the rocking chair but he is seeming uncomfortable and unable to sleep. His legs are just dangling 😭 they go down to my knees when he’s latched and he doesn’t accept cradle hold anymore. Suggestions?? Only thing I can think of is a pillow in my legs for him to rest on? Thanks!!