One boob causing major distress!

[Roadrunner550]

Hi all. All of a sudden for the past two days my 14 week old baby has been very fussy on my right breast, pulling off frequently and crying. It sounds like she’s struggling with the flow of milk and on a couple of occasions when she’s pulled off she’s been sprayed in the face! BF has been going brilliantly for ages; why would this start happening all of a sudden?? And what should I do about it? I’ve tried laying back so that the milk has to work against gravity but this doesn’t seem to help as she gets even more distressed. Argh please tell me it’ll be OK! TIA!

I had this. Then all was fine, then switch to the other one. Favoured go on must have been worn out! I kept offering both. May have expressed, but I can't remember.

Is your boob painful at all or look unusual at all?

Have you tried rugby hold?

Thanks for replying so quickly! Looks normal I think and no pain. Have tried rugby hold but didn’t seem to help :(

If it is fast flow/strong let down there are different things that can help. I went through a phase of this with my youngest. Laid back/biological nursing position was the most useful for us. The other thing I saw suggested was pumping until letdown and then putting the baby on the breast. I am lazy so didn't try this, but did do a version where I put a naturebond/silicone pump on the 'super' boob sometimes while feeding on the other side to catch the let down and then switched my dd to that side. I think it all started at around 3 months in, she'd cough and splutter sometimes on that side and developed a strange tongue clicking to control the flow. But within a couple of months it all calmed down.

Sorry I didn't see that you'd tried laid back positioning and it hadn't helped. Teach me to read properly!

Can you express a little when you think she might be due a feed on that side. Just hand expressing might be enough. Really just to slow the letdown on that side. Or when she pulls off just hold a Muslim over the boob fit a minute until it stops spraying and give her a quick wind then try again! Difficult when they're wiggly and hungry!

I had this and someone pointed out to me I was holding her differently/ more awkwardly on that side and was inadvertently squashing her little nose so she couldn't breathe! So she could only stay on for a few seconds at a time.

Your supply has probably regulated a bit so your pattern of production has changed. Can cause all sorts of niggles and worries but is totally normal. Just express a little bit on that side before she latches. I agree with looking at positioning as well! Try swapping to a rugby/football hold just for that side, and see if it helps?