How much sick is normal?

Hey Peachy, Spencer use to puke a lot as well and sometimes it would shoot out of his nose...lol. It has calmed down now. I was like you and had tons of milk and would be pretty much spraying him in the face and we were both soaked at every feed (not good for feeding in public). I would say that 10mins is probably enough especially as you have a fast let down and it does sound like she is just spilling up the extra. You can always try offering her the boob after she has spilled to make sure she isn't still hungry.
As for the hindmilk, I think it is different for each women, I know that when I expressed I would actually get 3 or 4 letdowns in 10 mins, the first would be very watery and then the others were thicker so i'm guessing they were the hindmilk. If you express perhaps watch and see what you do? Some women only have one letdown so you may just be watching for a change in colour and consistency, that will give you an idea how long she needs to feed to get the hindmilk. Just remember she will empty you quicker than expressing. I think I read that they get greenish poos if they are only getting foremilk as well, plus she would want to feed more cos she wouldn't be getting enough calories. It would be like eating chinese, she would be hungry again in half an hour.

Thanks for your ideas ladies.

I am pretty sure I only have one let down from when I was expressing at the beginning to bring my milk in. Sometimes she will suck, swallow, suck swallow, suck swallow and then choke and have to have a big cough. I am pretty sure my let down is just so fast that she can't cope and it doesn't register with her that she's full until she's too full and is sick.

I just had a chat to my Mum and she had the same problem with my brother and she actually had to lie flat on her back so he had to suck up to feed him as it just poured into his mouth otehrwise.

I am the same, mine squirts her in her eyes and runs down my tuumy and makes a blimmin mess!!

Good idea about keeping her upright for longer too, might try that!

If I offer her boob again she always takes it no matter what, I think she is a bit greedy, she starts to snort like a little piggy if she doesn't get offered anymore!!

Brenna was a major power chucker each feed for ages and she also struggled to keep up with all my milk as it just poured out too! There's not much you can do, just when changing her nappy place a small pillow/cushion under her so that she's not lying totally flat (helps keept he milk down) and I also did the same in her bassinet.

In the end I just had to wait for to her outgrow it

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