If slow milk flow is an issue, it may help.
Not exact matches
With most bottle and nipple combinations (including
slow flow nipples),
if you hold them upside down
milk drips out.
If your
flow is strong and you have a forceful letdown, he may be clamping down to
slow the
flow of your
milk.
If you normally pump until you notice your
milk has
slowed or stopped
flowing completely, try pumping for an additional 5 minutes after this.
If you're starting to bottle feed at an early age, go with a
slow flow nipple, which will slowly release the
milk instead of making it into one big gush.
But, because of a poor latch,
if the baby does not get
milk well from the breast, he may fall asleep or push away from the breast when the
flow of
milk slows down.
In the first few weeks, babies tend to fall asleep at the breast when the
flow of
milk is
slow (this
slowing of the
flow occurs more rapidly
if the baby is not well latched on, since the baby depends on the mother's «letdown» or
milk ejection reflex to get
milk).
If you find that your baby is frustrated with the
slower flow of your breastmilk, hand express some
milk until «let down» (the faster
flow of
milk that happens after baby begins to nurse) occurs.
If the baby does not get
milk well from the breast, he may fall asleep or push away from the breast when the
flow of
milk slows down.
«Sometimes, a fast let - down can cause the baby to take in more air during a feed, so you could try nursing him in a reclined position in an effort to
slow down the
flow of breast
milk and see
if that helps»
Some babies always use
slow flow nipples, while others get frustrated
if the
flow of
milk is too
slow when they are a couple of months old.
If you are pumping one breast at a time, switch back and forth between breasts whenever the
flow of breast
milk slows down to a just a few drops or stops completely.
If your child gets frustrated because the
flow of your
milk has
slowed down or stopped, he or she may refuse to keep sucking at the breast.
♥ The
flow is
slowed when using a shield which can cause a cranky baby and in turn a cranky and distressed mom who doesn't know why baby is distressed whilst feeding ♥
If the latch is not fixed (which with a shield it makes it harder to tell as they kind of block the pain) then the
milk intake is reduced ♥ Overused — they seem to be a quick fix for any breastfeeding related problem rather than fixing the actual problem ♥ Making a mother feel like she has failed to properly breastfeed ♥ Further damage to the nipples
What has actually happened is that your
milk flow has
slowed right down and
if you stimulate it your baby will get more
milk before falling asleep.
If breastfeeding is proving difficult or
milk flow is
slow, carrying your baby in a wrap is ideal.
During the first few weeks of life, babies often fall asleep at the breast when the
flow of
milk slows down even
if they have not had their fill.