Pop on/Pop off is driving me crazy

[moonchiald]

The baby will cry to nurse and I will let him. He will latch and stay anywhere from one suck to 2 minutes and then pop off. He will instantly start rooting and crying again.

I think he wants to comfort suck but since I have a bit of an oversupply/overactive let down, he can't without getting milk.

It is making me sore and driving me nuts, and really irritating the baby.

I have been trying to placate him another way but half the time he gags if I offer my finger and he won't take a paci. I was desperate enough to try a pacifier tonight.

He is currently asleep but since he has only been nursing for a couple of minutes at a time, I am almost afraid to try to go to bed because I hate laying him down and getting settled, only to have him wake up and start fussing. I would rather wait until he really eats and is sleeping soundly.

[cheeseRjedi]

DS does this too. I need to burp him every few minutes. I have a forceful letdown too so I find that he sucks until I letdown then sputters and pops on and off (while my geyser boobs are spraying him ). I plug my boob or hold something up to it to soak up some milk then let him latch on again.

[AimeeandBrian]

nak

this is D during her fussytime...she thinks she wants boob, but then just screams at me and pushes me away. I've started handing her to DH for "daddy nursing" Hes a very good baby dancer

[greenmountainmomma]

Yup, Jamie's like that too. My milk letdown has become somewhat less forceful and at least he doesn't pop off screaming anymore (like he used to). He's still on and off quite a bit. It's a very milky experience (on both of us). I've noticed that if he's overtired, he just can't get it together to nurse. He just bangs his head against my boob. Funny, but frusturating for us both.

This pop-on/pop-off nursing has made side lying nursing at night pretty difficult. There's milk everywhere and it takes a little more focus that I have in the middle of the night. I'm seeing a lactation consultant on wed. I doubt she'll have any magic tips, but if I learn anything new I'll pass it on.

[*Lindsey*]

nak

my girls are big comfort nursers. i have an amazing supply (thank the Lord!) and a very strong letdown. so once they have nursed their fill and want to comfort suck, they do the latch on, suck, pop off, cry, latch on, suck, pop off, cry routine. so they take a paci now. we tired a number of different types and they only like the playtex laytex binky (has the most similar shape of a nipple).

[Valerieg]

My DS has been doing this too. So last night I gave in and offered a pacifier. I really didn't want to, but he wants to comfort nurse and gets really ticked off when letdown occurs. He slept pretty well with the pacifier which saddens me.

Part of what I loved about nursing DD was that she'd fall asleep while nursing, use me for comfort nursing, and we cuddled all the time. DS is sooooo different. Quick nursing, doesn't fall asleep, and gets ticked if I offer the breast for comfort sucking!!!

[TulikaEma]

My babe does this too--I'm so glad (well, not glad, but relieved) to hear that others are going through this too... I've got the overactive letdown and lots of milk, and it just does not work for the confort sucking that DD wants, particulalrly at night
We do a lot of 'daddy nursing' here too...
I've also found that expressing A LOT before she nurses helps a lot with the whole nursing/ confort nursing cycle. But, I think all the expressing is magnifying the oversupply problem--but at this point I just don't care since it works.
Finally--Putting DD way over my shoulder (where she is FAR from the boobs and can not smell milk) also helps--I hold her there until she falls aslepp and then move her to my chest to sleep.
not ideal solutions, but they help us get by and prevents DD frustraition.

[sorteep]

i have to pump off or hand express 1st let down.. it helps a lot...but i only pump a little s as not to increase supply, hth