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beckyritchie04 asked:


My son is 7 weeks old and still struggles with latching on at times. I have a hard time getting him to open his mouth wide enough to latch on without hurting me. I have tried waiting for him to open his mouth after I have touched his lip with my ****** but I could wait all day for him to open wide.

I think part of the problem is I have overactive letdown and an oversupply of milk….. so when he does latch on he gets flooded with milk. Because of this he tends to have a shallow latch so he can clamp down when letdown occurs. I have been to see a lactation consultant several times to help with this problem but nothing seems to work. I guess I just have to wait for my milk supply to regulate.

Does anyone have any pointers on ways to get my baby to open his mouth wider? Does anyone have any idea when your milk supply usually regulates?

Thanks for any insight you can offer me.