Common Side Effects of an Overactive Let-Down

by Mary Jozwiak, Villa Park, Illinois, USA
from LEAVEN, September-October 1995, p. 69)

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Mother may experience:

Strong or even painful sensation when milk ejects

Frequent spraying of milk from one or both breasts

Excessive leaking

More than one let-down per nursing session

Repeated mastitis (breast infections)

Baby may exhibit:

Fussiness and/or gassiness

Frequent stools, often green, curdy and mucusy

Gulping, gasping and choking while nursing

Excessive weight gain

Apparent lack of "comfort" nursing

Discomfort when breastfeeding, sometimes so intense that baby goes on strike

Possible early weaning (often close to the first birthday, sometimes sooner)

Last updated Sunday, September 17, 2006 by sjs.

Common Side Effects of an Overactive Let-Down

by Mary Jozwiak, Villa Park, Illinois, USA from LEAVEN, September-October 1995, p. 69)

by Mary Jozwiak, Villa Park, Illinois, USA
from LEAVEN, September-October 1995, p. 69)