{{Short description|Condition where breast milk overflow occurs}} '''Hyperlactation syndrome''' is a condition where [[breast milk]] overflow occurs because of increased milk production.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/hyperlactation-causessigns-and-treatment/|title=Oversupply of Breast Milk: Causes, Signs and Treatment|last=Arora|first=Mahak|date=2018-07-12|website=[[FirstCry]] Parenting|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref> The milk may come out fast and forcibly, making it difficult for the baby to nurse well.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=van Veldhuizen-Staas|first=Caroline GA|date=2007-08-29|title=Overabundant milk supply: an alternative way to intervene by full drainage and block feeding|journal=International Breastfeeding Journal|volume=2|pages=11|doi=10.1186/1746-4358-2-11|issn=1746-4358|pmc=2075483|pmid=17727711 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
Symptoms for the mother include breasts that never feel soft and comfortable, even after feeding, [[mastitis]], blocked ducts and sore nipples. [[Elisabeth Anderson Sierra]] broke the Guinness World Record for the largest breastmilk donation by an individual, recorded to be {{cvt|1599.68|l|usgal}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://breastfeedingusa.org/content/article/oversupply-symptoms-causes-and-what-do-if-you-have-too-much-milk|title=Oversupply: Symptoms, causes, and what to do if you have too much milk|date=2016-06-09|website=Breastfeeding USA|language=en|access-date=2019-01-10|archive-date=2020-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035645/https://breastfeedingusa.org/content/article/oversupply-symptoms-causes-and-what-do-if-you-have-too-much-milk|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Signs ==
=== Mother signs === The mother's breast may feel full and engorged all the time. There may be pain in the breast while feeding as well as leakage of milk in between sessions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://momabc.net/hyper-lactation-syndrome/|title=What is Hyperlactation Syndrome? Causes & Signs|last=Parikh|first=Himali|date=2018-03-28|website=Mom And Baby Care (Mom ABC)|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-10|archive-date=2021-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120003256/https://momabc.net/hyper-lactation-syndrome/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Baby's signs === Most babies rarely react to a larger flow of milk since they might actually require that much and usually get confused while [[breastfeeding]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/hyperlactation-causessigns-and-treatment/|title=Oversupply of Breast Milk: Causes, Signs and Treatment|last=Arora|first=Mahak|date=2018-07-12|website=FirstCry Parenting|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref>
== Causes == Some mothers make too much milk while others make too little, and for most of them it's a matter of syncing with their baby's needs. Occasionally however, the mother will continue to overproduce milk even after her supply is established.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.babycenter.com/0_hyperlactation-overabundant-milk-supply_8488.bc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026045353/http://www.babycenter.com/0_hyperlactation-overabundant-milk-supply_8488.bc|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 26, 2007|title=babycenter}}</ref>
== References == <references />
[[Category:Breast diseases]] [[Category:Breastfeeding]] [[Category:Pathology of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium]]
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