Forceful letdown?

Question

I know a forceful letdown can cause hiccups but can it cause a gassy baby and can it also cause my baby to spit up after nursing?
Any tips on how to control my letdown?😕

Answer

This is what happened with me, for both children. 
The best way to handle it is to not create more of an oversupply by pumping. After you latch the baby, once you hear the fast gulping, then unlatch. Squeeze your letdown into a burp cloth until you feel like the crazy pressure hose effect is done. Then continue nursing as usual. Burp after the first 4 mins or so. And every few minutes after that. It will help keep the baby from throwing up all of that milk. 
We also started my baby on reflux meds (Famotidine) and I am giving her Gerber soothe probiotic drops. Hopefully the probiotics will help break up any excess gas in her belly. This was the same combo we used with my firstborn. His reflux, overeating barf sessions went away completely one month into having solids around 7 months old. 
Good luck and I hope this helps!

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Get lecithin! Sunflower based not soy! It has helped me soooooooooppppp much! Especially at night when my little guy sleeps for more than 2 hours at a time and I’m engorged.

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What helps us is nursing while lying down on your side, the letdown isn’t as forceful and some milk will flow out of babies side cheek if it’s too much. Also pump a bit before nursing, not too much cause you’ll keep on overproducing

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Yes. 
Express some milk before your baby nurses. Or try to nurse your baby in a different position

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I have this same problem and have been using a hand pump to pump out my let down first so he is not gulping down the milk and it has seemed to help a lot with his gas and spitting up!

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I dont think you can really control it but our pediatrician recommended to pump a little before breastfeeding her so the letdown goes into the bottle.

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