Desperatley seeking Help

Christine - posted on 01/26/2010

I would suggest massaging your breasts before feeding your baby. Also put heat packs on there while he is feeding to help with the let down but massaging can work wonders. Good luck to you!

Ambika - posted on 01/25/2010

If you try the breast compression as noted from chelsea you can use a little lotion to help your fingers slide down your breast easier. That will help baby get more milk and keep baby nursing longer.

Chelsea - posted on 01/25/2010

When he starts to get fussy try to gently but firmly press from the top of your breast toward the nipple. Do this all over the breast and it will ensure that he continues to get milk.

Amanda - posted on 01/25/2010

Thanks for the help ladies I will give it a try my only problem is he doesnt spit up he still has yellow poop and I am only producing about 2 oz at a time and usually have to go back and forth on both breast or he gets fussy like he is still hungery I will definatley try it though and see what happens.

Hannah - posted on 01/25/2010

My baby was very gassy and fussy about one of my breasts, and she would refuse this side when she was little. I later worked out that this was because I have a faster let down on this side, it caused her to gulp and swallow air, and when she did manage a feed she would do the hugest burp and be sick most of the time.

So maybe the problem is fast let down? In which case you can try expressing before feeding (your baby will then also get lots of hindmilk) and feeding while lying on your back is something I have heard people have tried. Good luck!

Nicole - posted on 01/25/2010

I had some issues like this as well. Block feeding helped us. Nice thing is, you will notice a change fairly quickly if this is the case. I was thinking one breast was empty because it felt soft and was switching him before he was getting that fatty hindmilk. He was so much more comfortable once I stopped doing that.

Miranda - posted on 01/24/2010

I am so ashamed I didnt' read this post first, this seems to be what is happening with my son... I was so frustrated I used pumped breastmilk and mixed 1 oz of formula with it to try to get him to get full... I know its not supported/recommended, but i didn't know what else to do. I think he's not getting enough hindmilk, but according to a friend of mine since I'm pumping hindmilk he's probably getting it when nursing?

Ambika - posted on 01/24/2010

I agree with chelsea...it can also cause a green colored stool instead of the normal yellow! Easy quick fix! Good Luck!!

Christine - posted on 01/24/2010

I just want to second what Chelsea said.... I had the exact same problem right around that age. Someone on here told me to try block feeding and it worked like a charm. Give it a shot....!

Chelsea - posted on 01/24/2010

I am almost positive that what you are describing is a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance or an overactive let down. Both of these things will cause exactly what you are describing and also commonly causes spitting up. If this is the case the Zantac is not necissary at all. This fix is simple and if that's not the issue the tried solution is not harmful in any way. What you do is called block feeding. Block feeding is when you feed exclusively from one breast for a period of roughly 4 hours before switching to the other breast. Try this for a few days and see what happens. What is happening with a hindmilk foremilk imblance is that you have too much foremilk which is low in fat and used to quench thirst and so your baby is not getting the fatty milk for a longer period of time and therefore having stomach trouble. Try the block feeding and see what happens.