Why is over supply bad?

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I keep seeing people say don’t pump before a certain time because you don’t want to have an over supply. Why would this be a bad thing?

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Clogged ducts, mastitis, abcess are all more likely with an oversupply. Harder to wean without these happening when the time comes

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With my over supply, I had to pump and my let down happen before I attached my little one. She was getting all
The fore milk but not
Enough of the Hind milk.

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🤷🏻‍♀️ maybe they get full fast or something? Idk I pumped since birth cause I felt like it 🤷🏻‍♀️ and never got an over supply

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I had an oversupply from pumping with my first. While I had a ton of milk saved up I suffered from clogs almost daily.  It was really stressful trying to get them out especially when I went back to work. I am 4 weeks postpartum now and I pump only once a day if that and my supply is still good. I would just be careful with over pumping.

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If you get an oversupply and baby isn’t completely draining your breast you’ll always have to pump after nursing or you’ll risk clogged ducts which could turn into mastitis. Oversupply can also make you have a really fast let down which not all babies handle very well. It’ll also make weaning take longer. 
You really just don’t want to make extra work for yourself.

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I had an oversupply problem in the beginning and my baby used to choke and my milk would come out her nose because my let down was so forceful

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Thanks everyone, that was very helpful

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I pumped since 3 days postpartum and I definitely don’t have an oversupply now at 4 weeks postpartum.

Why is over supply bad?

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