Two month old, breastfeeding has been going pretty well (after a bit of bumpy start!) but over the past few days, she's started gagging on my nipple. I've tried Googling but that keeps suggesting it's fast letdown - it isn't. She'll do a five/ten minute feed fine, come off for a burp or just a break, then when she goes to latch back on seems to gag on my nipple as if it's going too far back in her mouth. She isn't getting to latch on so it's not a question of how fast the milk it then coming out - she can't get herself latched back on without gagging.
It's horrible listening to her cough and gasp for air after this happens. She's always had a tendency to guzzle and gulp, and sometimes ends up making choking sounds if she's goes at it too fast - but this is worse. She doesn't seem distressed by it, but it's still kind of worrying. Has anyone experienced this? It's not happening every feed, but probably every other one. Last night she gagged so much she threw up everywhere (EVERYWHERE) and I'm worried she's effectively only getting half the feed she needs if she can't latch back on when she wants to. Like I said - it's not forceful letdown. The problem happens when she's trying to latch on, so before there's any milk coming.