Help with breastfeeding at 2 months!?

More than likely it is the amount he is getting. The taste does vary based on what you eat, but mostly its a sweet and sour difference, not a "i can taste pineapple in this milk" kinda thing. I would pump immediately after feeding, that is what I did, as long as your baby seems satisfied after eating your doing a good job. I stored my breast milk and was producing a 120oz a day with my daughter. She would only eat around 30, until she was about 6 months old. We don't breast feed anymore, but she still gets breast milk at 15 months from the supply I had in the freezer. Taking the pressure off of your breasts will help your boy not choke so much. Think of your breast as a balloon, when its full to the brim its likely to pop, and the milk basically squirts right into his mouth, by releasing pressure it should make it so he's working a little to get it, but not to hard where he gets irritated that he can't eat. Keep up the good work.

I have forceful let down as well... so to stop my poor son from getting way too much too fast, I'll pull him off the breast as soon as I see a large amount of milk accumulating around his lips or I feel myself letting down. I just hold a burp cloth up to catch the excess spray and will latch him back on once I've stopped spraying like crazy.

It really made a difference with him coughing or choking and keeps the mess under control.

Also, I use a bib while nursing and it seems to catch the excess the rolls of the side of his mouth when nursing him using the cradle hold.

Well, I've never had this problem, so I don't know from experience. But I have heard that feeding in different positions and nursing from one side only at a time can be helpful with this issue. The best advice I can give would be to get in touch with someone in your local Le Leche League or visit their website. There's bound to be an article and/or forum with helpful advice on this problem. This article in particular might be good for your situation: http://www.llli.org/llleaderweb/lv/lvsepoct95p71.h...

Good luck! :)

I don't know what science has to say but feed him in any position you like... Your breasts are not bottles filled with milk that when you lay down the milk in them will level sideways! There are thousands of nerves and muscles too...

Just sit and feed him and don't let him too close to your n¡pples! Try to keep a tad bit of distance and keep his head high, your problem is solved.

C'mon, it is not the taste! What does a new born know about taste? If you keep feeding him lemon juice (not saying you should) he will think lemon tastes better... The instincts are natural, growing up with tastes and your surroundings is nurture! and I am sure you know how to nurture!

It is really just your hard let down, that's it, he'll love it in a couple more months. Keep at it, you can nurse more often too, but really your mind knows it is him nursing and dumps a the pitocin that allows for the heavy let down (because you are in love with him).

Try laying him on your chest or recline in a reclining chair and try that way.