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Infant feeding

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Engorged boobs due to good sleeper

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UsernamesHarderThanBabyNames · 16/08/2015 09:22

My 9 week old boy was, until recently, an insane cluster feeder. It's settled a little but he still feeds very frequently in the evening, then sleeps well at night. Last night he did a seven hour chunk, then a feed, then another three hours, although four to five hours a time is more typical which I know is still very good. I'm quite happy with this state of affairs but my boobs aren't - they keep on producing and get very engorged. Leaks are one thing but I'm also getting occasional blockages and a painful recurring bleb. Do boobs somehow eventually adapt to a baby's routine or am I going to have to start expressing while he sleeps?!

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 16/08/2015 10:15

Your books should adjust but in the meantime, could you just express a little, until you are comfortable. The trouble with expressing too much is that your boobs will keep being stimulated to produce milk.

squizita · 16/08/2015 11:35

Hand express just a bit for comfort. Not too much or it will never calm down!

cantmakecarrotcake · 16/08/2015 17:25

I wrote a thread like this a while back. My baby was sleeping nearly 12 hours* after cluster feeding and I'd wake up in the early hours with rocks for boobs.

I opted for just lying on my back hoping not to leak. But would hand express a bit off in the morning.

Your body does eventually get used to but not while baby is cluster feeding. Don't express too much or you'll stimulate your supply further.

*only from 6-16 weeks, oh how I wish she'd do that now!

LovelyFriend · 16/08/2015 17:30

DD2 was like this. I agree to hand express for some relief, but not too much, helps. Your supply should soon sort itself out.

jbee1979 · 24/08/2015 11:03

I express and freeze on the morning after the good sleep. can't hurt to have a stock in the freezer!

also, trying to feed DD with rock hard boobs makes her fussy, too fast and frightening for her!

I had a milk bleb too - so check your latch and hold baby's bottom in close to you. After 8 wks of agony, it healed in 2 weeks and hasn't come back.

We're experiencing sleep regression now, and she's draining every drop, so I can't express so much now. I long for a full nights sleep!! Grin

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