leaking & letdown

[me4myson]

I have been block nursing(3-4 times each breast) my son for the past 6 weeks due to OALD. I can feel the letdown pain every 1 hr or sometimes every 40 mts. My son leaves the nipple & cries everytime the flow is fast. That happens 2-3 times in a feeding of 20-30 mts. When I offer the same breast for the 3rd time, he nurses without leaving.

I want to solve this problem for good. I am not able to travel with him peacefully b'coz of this as sometimes I have to feed him sidelying too. What is the nest step after blocknursing to solve OALD?

[caryn]

Sit him upright on your leg. This will lessen the pull of gravity that exacerbates overactive letdown reflex.
Offer him only one breast per session for 20-25 minutes. This will also help your body adjust.

[me4myson]

I was giving him only one breast per session for the first few weeks. Then when OALD happened, I switched to extend the same breast for 3 -4 feedings, which seemed to ease him a bit as when I offered him the same breast again & again he seemed to nurse calmly.

Are cabbage leaves good to reduce supply?

[caryn]

Cabbage leaves are used to reduce engorgement.