Too much milk when breastfeeding

How to recognise it:

Your baby throws up a lot after every feed.
He / she is often and long colicky.
After feeding your breast still feel full and unpleasant.

What to do:

Only pump when that is really neccesary, i.e. when your breasts are very tense. More nursing or pumping will only stimulate the production of more milk. When your breasts are really swollen, then pump a little bit before nursing so that your baby can get a good hold on your nipple.

Do not nurse more than once every three hours.

Give the baby only 1 breast per nursing, and pump the other one.

When your breasts are too full to pump before nursing:
Take a warm shower to get the milk flowing.

Soak your breasts for 5 minutes in a tray with warm water. Your breasts will start to leak and pumping won't be neccesary.

Place warm wet towels on your breasts. After nursing replace them with cold towels to slow the milk production.

To prevent the milk from flowing to strong:

Massage the first bit out of your breast by hand, that way you also prevent the baby from choking on the milk.

Try a different position when nursing. Often lying on your back helps. Place a couple of pillows under your head, a pillow under the arm of the breast you're going to offer, plus a towel for leaking. Place the baby on your belly and support his forehead while nursing.

Some babies choke on the sudden flux of milk. A nipple protector can help. Once the milk flows slower, you can try it again without.

Links: A really good english language site on nursing is the La Leche League International.