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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This doesn't sound natural.  It sounds to me like you're artificially creating an oversupply.  I would work on gradually getting rid of the pump.  Unless you're eventually going back to work, like PP said.  [/quote]

OP here. I had an oversupply from the start. [b]I was actually choking him during feeds[/b] because I didn’t realize I made too much. We thought he had reflux from all of the spit up, but I realized he was just taking too much in. [/quote]

That's a sign of a fast letdown, which is different from an oversupply. If you're uncomfortable, pump a LITTLE or hand express to the point where you get relief, but if you keep pumping as much as you are, you're not going to adjust to the amount your baby actually eats.

Now if you WANT a huge freezer stash, which it sounds like maybe you do, then this system seems okay to me. But you could also build a freezer stash more slowly by just setting aside enough for one extra bottle every day. That would minimize your pumping time probably quite a lot.

Oh, one other trick a lactation consultant taught me was to do a "milkshake" before feeding DS if I was concerned he was getting too much foremilk and not enough of the fatty hindmilk. Basically, just jiggle your boobs up and down and give them a little massage before you feed him :)[/quote]

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