I definitely have an oversupply and forceful flow. When my four-year-old was a baby she couldn’t tolerate breast-feeding because she would get so gassy and was so upset all the time. I tried pumping some milk off before breast-feeding as directed by lactation specialist and like you said my supply increased and it didn’t help at all. She also had two lip ties and a tongue tie, but the pediatrician didn’t want to clip them and said she would break them on her own when she was learning how to walk. But that didn’t help at all with our breast-feeding journey because her latch wasn’t good at all and added to her gas and being upset all the time. So I made the decision to switch to formula which is three months old. Which was also a struggle.- she had battery reactions to every formula we tried. Soy-based formula broke her out in hives. Similac Alimentum worked but only if it was the ready-to-feed formula. My second baby is 5 months old right now and is handling my forceful Flow so much better this time. Side note: my pediatrician this time around told me that he more things they try eating before 6 months of age decreases the chance of having food allergies in the future. so we started at four months. But baby food hasn’t replaced any feedings at all as directed by his pediatrician. Your channel has helped me so much this time around with my over supply/ fast flow. Thank you for making these educational videos

@marycahillclc

4 ай бұрын

Have you seen the three part series on forceful let down/over supply? I’ll link that here for you to watch. The first video just helpes you identify it (which you already have) and the second one is the main video that helps to get it under control. Every baby will handle it differently. Some babies have a lot of trouble and for others, it’s barely noticeable. You will have this condition with every baby though. It’s often diagnosed, that the baby has tongue and lip ties. In those cases when the release is done, it usually doesn’t solve the problem . We can’t know for sure, but my guess is that if that doctor would have done the procedure, it probably wouldn’t have mattered. As far as starting solids at four months, that has become a common suggestions from pediatricians, but I would look into that further. I don’t know why they started to suggest that when the Academy of pediatrics, world, health, organization, and others, don’t recommend that at all. The best way to know if baby is ready for solids is if you see ALL of the signs of readiness. Breast-feeding has been found to reduce chances of allergies a bit. Forceful Letdown and Oversupply kzread.info/head/PLbqc4bXQcbyUzyNxG-w7tBtKLWA3NpzLe

Thank you so much for the informative video! Our son is currently in the 1st percentile and had a lost a lb the day after he was born so I was immediately told to pump and supplement with pumped milk and donor milk which led me to have somewhat of an oversupply during his first month. Unfortunately in his first two months of life he went from about the 5th to the 1st percentile in weight (he is EBF with one pumped bottle before bed). Is it possible that this oversupply caused him to be full from my foremilk and led to him not getting enough calories?? His latch has improved drastically in the last two weeks and I’m making sure to do breast compressions and fully empty each breast now when we nurse and I usually pump 5-6oz for his nightly bottle. Am I on the right track? Our ped has us worried that I need to start supplementing with formula and has even suggested adding cereal to bottles which I would really prefer to avoid. Thank you so much in advance for your help! I will watch more of your videos on this topic!

@marycahillclc

7 ай бұрын

Is baby 2 months old now? Adding cereal to baby’s bottle is in my opinion, an outdated practice. I would personally get a second opinion from a different pediatrician. And find a lactation counselor right away. Hopefully one that understands, Forceful letdown/over supply and how to get the condition under control with things like block feeding. It sounds like you could have a forceful letdown/over supply. I’ll link my videos on that here for you. The 1st video will help you to determine if that’s the case. When a mom has this condition, baby is sometimes a high weight gainer but more often, they are a low weight gainer. You’re right about it being from foremilk but please don’t try to pump more milk to get baby to more hind milk. This will only make more milk and more foremilk. How many wet diapers is baby having every 24 hours? How is baby doing with tummy issues, extra gassy, green foamy or gel like poops? Watch these videos and tell me what you think. ❤️ Forceful Letdown and Oversupply kzread.info/head/PLbqc4bXQcbyUzyNxG-w7tBtKLWA3NpzLe

I suspect my 4 month old has a dairy allergy. I do think I have an oversupply. When I am at work I pump twice (every 3-3.5 hrs) and get a total of 13-15 oz. Overnight my boobs get rock hard and the one baby isn't nursing on leaks like crazy. I definitely have a forceful letdown. My baby occasionally has tiny blood specks in her poo

@marycahillclc

9 ай бұрын

Have you watched my 3 videos on Forceful letdown/oversupply? Here’s the link. Check them out and then let me know your thoughts about it ❤️ Forceful Letdown and Oversupply kzread.info/head/PLbqc4bXQcbyUzyNxG-w7tBtKLWA3NpzLe

Hi! Thanks for this video. It taught me so much. Our pediatrician just recommended that I eliminate dairy, so I did a few days ago. We haven’t tested baby’s stool yet, but will soon. My questions to you are- Can baby still have a happy/calm demeanor overall and have a dairy allergy? Can forceful letdown contribute to a baby being congested? She is 7 weeks old and has been congested since birth basically!

@marycahillclc

Жыл бұрын

I’m not a doctor but I have seen different degrees of dairy allergies/sensitivity, so I would think that baby can seem happy and well. If forceful let down/over supply is the issue, every baby handles it differently, some have lots of problems, and some seem to only have minor issues. It’s still totally fine to try cutting dairy for a bit. It can take up to 21 days for it to leave your system. Most moms can slowly add it back in later without it being an issue for baby. If the problem is from a forceful, let down/over supply, cutting down on lactose, can help a little because mom’s with this condition, have such a huge lactose overload in their milk. If it is truly a dairy allergy, then going lactose free won’t make a difference because it’s the protein in the dairy that is the problem. I am not at all sure about the stuffy nose, but I would think that that could be a problem. I think that I would personally ask to see an ear nose, and throat doctor if the allergy specialist didn’t find an issue. Do you believe that you have a forceful let down/over supply? Are there any other symptoms besides the stuffy nose?

@taylamay8792

Жыл бұрын

@@marycahillclc thanks so much for the thoughtful response! I do believe I have a forceful letdown. She sometimes chokes on it/pull off during letdown. I had the same issue with my first daughter. I try to nurse in a laidback position whenever possible. I’m not too sure if I have an oversupply. I don’t think that I do, but I do use the haakaa a couple of times each morning along with exclusively nursing my daughter just to build a freezer stash. I get around 4-6 ounces per day from the haakaa usually. I don’t pump at all. Do you think cutting out the haakaa use would help? Her symptoms have been lots of mucus in her stool (no visible blood, but we’re going go get it tested), sometimes very watery stool with mucus, often green in color, and a bit of a congested nose since birth. She is overall very happy and calm. She does have days where she grunts quite a bit, and her stools have slowed down quite a bit this last week (she still goes at least once per day). She will be 8 weeks old in a few days.

@marycahillclc

Жыл бұрын

@@taylamay8792 if you have a forceful letdown, you have at least a bit of an oversupply. You’ll have the condition with every baby but some will handle it better. There isn’t usually any visible blood but when they check for traces of blood, it will be there for both FL/OS and Dairy Allergies. Doctors just don’t usually know that 🤷‍♀️ I have 3 videos on FL/OS. The first one just helps you to decide if you have the condition. The second one will lay out how to control it. It’s something you’ll always have to be thinking about and working on. Your supply can go up quickly when baby wants to nurse more often. Here’s a link for those ❤️ kzread.info/head/PLbqc4bXQcbyUzyNxG-w7tBtKLWA3NpzLe

@taylamay8792

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! This is so helpful. I had no idea that FL/OS could lead to blood in the stool. Is this because of the increase in lactose? I will watch those videos. I appreciate you!!

@marycahillclc

Жыл бұрын

@@taylamay8792 yes, it’s likely from the large amount of lactose because mom has so much foremilk but it can also be from how fast baby is receiving the milk.

My 2 month old baby having rash all over body face and rash looks like goosebumps is this allergy or eczema ? I started eliminating food from diet also his poop having very little mucus now its 2 months i am facing this problem

@marycahillclc

6 ай бұрын

I’m not sure if that’s an allergic reaction but it’s unlikely to be from something you’re eating. More often it’s something topical, like baby wash, lotion or laundry soap. Applying breastmilk or adding breastmilk to baby’s bath water can be helpful. I would talk to your doctor about it.❤️

Hi i like your video my baby is 4month she's face rash red and so much bed i used crem but i doesn't work and i saw her bum back red circle my baby bottle and breastfeed..some people said I'll stop breastfeeding..what shell i do for her ..is it my breastfeeding problem please tell me

I am exclusively beast feeding and I would pump once every few days and pump like 6-7oz each side. She (4mo) has occasional spit up some days are worse than others and really mucusy green poop. Sometimes there’s visible blood but only sometimes. Other times her poop is completely normal. Other than that she’s completely normal weight gain and not fussy or overly gassy. I ruled out allergies when my diet didn’t change and her poops did. I was already doing a sort of modified block feeding from the very beginning and just in the last 2 weeks have been block feeding and completely stopped pumping for now and things have gotten better. I’m wondering if once she starts solids I’ll be able to still use the large freezer stash I have and will be able to pump more and add to my freezer stash? I want to give her breast milk as long as I possibly can but plan on weaning her at 1 year.

@marycahillclc

11 ай бұрын

You’ll just always need to keep an eye on it. If you see things going well after pumping again, then you’re good. If you start to see her have issues, then back off of the pumping a little bit. Every mom and baby are so different. As baby gets older, they usually do better with mom’s forceful down/over supply. You’ll always have this condition, so if you have more babies, just know that you’ll see it again. Every baby will handle it differently though. Some babies have no problem at all and some really struggle. They may struggle to latch, have tummy issues or low weight gain. Did you see my video on forceful let down/over supply? I’ll get the link for you. This video covered it, but you might get a little more insight from the other one too. ❤️

@marycahillclc

11 ай бұрын

This is a three-part playlist for forceful letdown down and over supply. The first one just helps you to determine if you have it, but it sounds like you already know that you do. ❤️ kzread.info/head/PLbqc4bXQcbyUzyNxG-w7tBtKLWA3NpzLe&si=agLKI72kkJMeFn9f

What if your older two babies never had this but the third baby does?? Is that possible

@marycahillclc

3 ай бұрын

Do you think that you have a forceful let down/over supply? When mom has this condition she will have it with every baby but some babies handle it just fine and others don’t. Some babies can bite down on the nipple and slow down the speed do you think that you’re older too might’ve done this? It is very possible that a baby has food allergy. It’s just not as common as people believe.

@sugar18574

3 ай бұрын

@@marycahillclc thank you for responding!! I believe I’ve always had a big supply/forceful letdown but she’s the first one to have such a bad reaction to it. She’s also the first baby I haven’t used a bottle with so maybe that could be contributing too. Watching your videos and hoping it helps!! 🙏🏼

@marycahillclc

3 ай бұрын

@@sugar18574 If you haven’t already, check these videos out. The first video helps you to decide if you have the condition. Which we know that you do but it might let you notice more signs. The second video is the main one that will explain how to get it under control. Yes, feeding from the breast is probably adding to the problem, but it can usually be controlled and still feed from the breast. What symptoms are you seeing in baby? Forceful Letdown and Oversupply kzread.info/head/PLbqc4bXQcbyUzyNxG-w7tBtKLWA3NpzLe

@sugar18574

3 ай бұрын

@@marycahillclc since she was even 10 days old she’s always been super gassy, my only spit up baby, her poops have always been inconsistent from colour to frothy, mucous and now I’ve seen black specks/strings. Waking from sleep in pain. She used to have blowouts every day and now has been constipated the last month..hard stools, straining to get out :( I even cut dairy the last few weeks and have seen a bit of improvement but not entirely which makes me think it could be the lactose in my foremilk? I’ve also gotten her checked for tongue and lip ties to which they said they didn’t see anything. Took her to chiropractor a cpl times. Now I’m just worried this has done some serious damage to her gut 😞 I had no idea about any of this as my other two kids had very mild symptoms.

@marycahillclc

3 ай бұрын

@@sugar18574 I don’t believe that this will cause long term problems. Please don’t blame yourself. It’s extremely rare for an exclusively breastfed baby to be constipated. Breastfed babies can skip poop for sometimes up to 2 weeks but then will have soft and usually blow out diapers but those firm poops (pellet like), show constipation. Does baby get any formula, baby cereal, vitamins or anything other than breastmilk?