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while breastfeeding my 45 days old son milk spills from the mouth during sucking.. is it because of forceful let down or it is common. pls guide

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while breastfeeding  my 45 days old son milk spills from the mouth during sucking.. is it because of forceful let down or it is common. pls guide

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Hello doctor sorry for the miscommunication milk spills from the mouth itself while holding the nipple in the mouth... it seems like he is having more quantity of milk in mouth and difficulty in swallowing....

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that is very normal that small children after taking breastfeeding will regurgitate small amount of milk.

if the amount of milk is less than 10 ml no need to worry.
 this curd like milk is normal and no treatment is required. 
but if the quantity of milk is more than you have to rule out any gastric problem the child might be having.
you can decrease the the regurgitation by giving more burping time to the child.

also due to common pathway at the back between nasal cavity and the oral cavity the milk can come out through the nasal cavity also during the regurgitation and vomiting which is normal
meet your dr if vomiting is in large quantity and happening again and again 
that's fine
will improve