For a mother recovering from a difficult or surgical delivery, it is very important that she not have to contend with the added difficulties of
overly full breasts.
Overly full breasts can lead to your supply dropping and can cause other issues such as plugged ducts.
It occurs as the result of
overly full breasts or your letdown reflex happening when you didn't intend it to (like when you hear a crying baby in the supermarket and your boobs inexplicably start leaking milk.)
Mom may get engorged (
overly full breasts) by skipping a feeding.
If your baby had been breastfeeding but is suddenly unable to latch, it may be due to
overly full breasts.
Not exact matches
When the
breasts are
overly full in the first week postpartum.
If your
breasts are
overly full when you are starting to breastfeed, consider pumping / hand expressing first to relieve some of the pressure in the nipple / areola and then try to latch the baby.
But
overly full or engorged
breasts can be very painful and feel very hard.
Anything that reduces the amount of time your baby is at your
breast or postpones regular nursing can cause
overly full or engorged
breasts.
Breastfeeding often on the affected side helps to remove the milk, keep it moving freely, and prevent the
breast from becoming
overly full.
You may need to pump a little milk from the second
breast to avoid getting
overly full (engorged) as your body adjusts.
However, if you're a few months into it and your
breasts are still
overly full, try taking away any of the cues you're giving your body to produce more milk, such as pumping extra.
Baby Center noted that leaking can be due to engorgement or
overly -
full breasts from not nursing enough or skipping sessions.
Furthermore, being sure to nurse before you go out, or pump as needed will ensure your
breasts don't become
overly full.
Some nursing moms leak or spray milk when their
breasts become
overly full or when their letdown reflex kicks in unexpectedly.
Flat nipples shouldn't pose a problem unless your baby isn't latching on well or your
breasts are
overly full or engorged.
When a mother's milk first comes in, the
breasts may become enlarged and
overly full.
Leaving your
breasts overly full during this process could put you at risk of mastitis.
However, if your baby is not latching well, your
breasts may become
overly full, which can happen at any time in the breastfeeding relationship.
If all of us could do that, it would be one thing but since modern women have to try to juggle so many different things, a lot of times people are pumping in that first month or two of life, when it can sometimes kind of create that issue of an irregular or
overly large supply that the baby can't really empty the
breast necessarily all the time, or leave the
breast partially
full.