Should I try to reduce supply, or is it too early?

[jennimoo]

DC2 is a month now and BFs well. Not a strict pattern to it but tends to go 2-4h most of the day and night with a couple of periods of ckusterigbfeeding, particularly 4-7ish. He's growing well, no pain, only issue would be he's sometimes not keen to latch on his own and I drag the nipple into his mouth.

But I am drowning in milk! My boobs aren't often super-full feeling but once he triggers the letdown (very quick) it pours out like a fountain. This seems to be making him take in more air, as well as soaking me and anyone nearby. I put a folded muslin under the breast but still end up soaked.

Should I wait it out a bit or can I try to reduce supply a little through something like block feeding?

I BF DC1 to 2.3 and never suffered with low supply.

Is it spilling out of his mouth while he feeds? Have you had anyone take a look at his latch?

I've not had anyone look, I think he lets it spill out to avoid drowning in it!

Could be a tongue tie? My dd is 10 weeks now and I've just about stopped soaking every top every feed. .. breast pads? ? Didn't really work for me as they couldn't hold back the flow and I don't wear a bra at home! !
Engorged? Express a little first
I had a very strong let down (quite painful). I found delatching till the pain passed helped when she was very small.
Hope that helps :)
Some one more experienced will be along soon I'm sure.

I would ask someone to check the latch and check him for tongue and/or lip tie. It really sounds like a tie to me especially as you need to help him get the nipple in his mouth sometimes. My DD has both and always had milk spilling out of the side of her mouth when she was on the breast, I stopped bfing and went to expressed milk for other reasons but my letdown is much much slower now so I think it has something to do with them sucking so hard to get enough milk because it doesn't all go in their mouth.

Thanks for replies, really interesting as I thought it was just me. The trouble latching is only there when he fusses or is cross though, although that feels like a lot of the time but isn't!

I feel I should avoid expressing any off if poss as will only increase supply more, I think.

I'll try to work out who I could see locally to get things checked.

What's the best way to get checked out? Call the HVing team? The 'help' I had from them with DD when she was tiny and struggling a little doesn't make me feel keen...

Homestart can send someone to help, or your GP can look for a tongue/lip tie

I'm not keen on my HV team either, the bfing help I had from them involved shoving boob and face together and hoping for the best. Homestart were good though.

I'm not sure many HV's would be that good at recognising tt's. Probably better to call somebody like the infant feeding specialist from the hospital.

Hope you find some help.

Well I'm going to see a HV sometime next week, but have found a support group Monday pm with a BFN volunteer and the HVing team. Or 2 weeks time there's a LLL group...

I also have details for a local lactation consultant who can cut TTs so if it gets worse and I don't get anywhere will have to pay out the £55 for a visit.

Does that sound like a plan? Any other avenues I could investigate?

He's been latching quite well on his own today, once the initial waterfall eases off. He laps like a kitten while he waits!