Not exact matches
The massage mode is light and fast and is perfect for triggering «
letdown» (the start
of milk
flow).
If your
flow is strong and you have a forceful
letdown, he may be clamping down to slow the
flow of your milk.
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).
Often, a baby who has had a bottle will prefer the constant, steady
flow of milk from the bottle rather than the breast, which has several
letdown reflexes and requires suckling for the milk to be removed.
When the
letdown or
flow of milk is too fast for baby to manage, it can make nursing a stressful and sometimes scary experience for baby, sort
of like trying to drink from a fire hose.
Hyperlactation is the result
of an overly strong milk
letdown reflex that causes milk to
flow too quickly and forcibly for a baby to comfortably swallow.
Other moms are more comfortable during a laid back position where a mom is leaning back and baby is on top
of her body kind
of faced down into the breast so both
of these were a baby is in more control
of that
flow, that heavy
flow but also the forceful
letdown that somebody had mentioned that helps and just a have a little bit more control
of it so they can coordinate their suck, swallow and breathe pattern a little bit better too
If you can bottle some
of the overactive
letdown, your baby will be able to enjoy a more steady
flow and you'll have some breast milk stored for a rainy day.
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Letdown mode — switch with a touch to the letdown mode, which is a light, quick mode designed to speed the start of milk flow, just the way a bab
Letdown mode — switch with a touch to the
letdown mode, which is a light, quick mode designed to speed the start of milk flow, just the way a bab
letdown mode, which is a light, quick mode designed to speed the start
of milk
flow, just the way a baby does.
That only tends to make things worse by impeding the release
of oxytocin, which helps with
letdown and to keep milk
flowing.
If a strong
letdown is the problem, the
flow of your milk may be too much for her to handle at once.