My breast is full of milk but not coming out

Start each feed on alternate breasts, to ensure your breasts are drained equally.  

Try Reverse Pressure Softening

If your baby is struggling to latch because of engorged breasts, you need to try this easy technique. 

RPS works by by moving fluid away from the nipple area.

Stinging pain in breast breastfeeding

You literally push back the fluid that has built up behind and around your nipple to relieve the pressure. The breast tissue then becomes softer, allowing your baby to more easily attach.  Here’s how to do it.

Don’t limit your baby’s time at the breast

Allow your baby to feed for as long and as often as they want.

Let them finish the first breast, and then offer the second. 

Still engorged after baby feeds?

Express milk, either by hand or with a breast pump, if your breasts still feel full.  But don’t overdo it.  Express just enough to take the edge off.  If you pump too much, you may end up with an oversupply.

Entice a sleepy nurser

If your baby is sleepy at the breast (especially if you had a medicated birth), you m

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