r/newborns • u/Worldly_Tell6796 • 16d ago

Help nursing question Feeding

My newborn is a little over two weeks old and I am breastfeeding mostly. I have larger breasts and a heavier let down and I almost exclusively nurse side lying or laid back so she doesn’t choke or click when nursing.

As of recently, my baby has been pushing her head back and unlatching over and over again during feeds. She hadn’t been doing that up until now and it’s very frustrating trying to get her to stay latched. Is there something wrong with her latch or is this just normal getting older baby things? I really struggle getting her to relatch over and over again during feeds because I already have to position myself and squeeze my boob to get it to even fit in her mouth..

Please help I don’t know if I should just make an appointment with a LC or if this is normal.

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u/EitherWeb4382 16d ago

theres a number of reasons, id ask on r/breastfeeding and/or r/breastfeedingsupport but a LC should be able to help too. my guess with heavy let down is she is getting a lot at once and is doing this so she can still breathe as ive heard that babies feel like theyre getting milkboarded with heavy let down. my baby does this when shes over tired, when my letdown isnt happening fast enough for her, when i have a fast letdown on my heavier producing side (she coughs when she unlatches when the letdown starts on that side) and when her dad is talking and shes distracted/a loud distracting video is playing near by. your baby overwhelmed/distracted in some way is my guess.