breastfeeding question. - Breastfeeding Message Board

cad2 · 07-30-2006, 03:59 PM

I have been breastfeeding my 2 week old and have noticed that she likes one breast over the other and the left one feels soft almost all the tim does this mean that it doesn't produce as much milk?

debating · 07-30-2006, 04:34 PM

Like how people have one foot biger then the other, it's common to have an over producer. My right one is the over producer. I would nurse more on the other to stimulate production and even things out.

j baby · 07-30-2006, 05:49 PM

my left one produces more. i have finally overcome the problem though... i just ALWAYS put ds on that side first. now he only nurses on one at a time though, but whenever i notice lefty getting the slightest bit bigger, i make sure to put him on righty alot more and it will even back out after a day or two.

LadyLaine2 · 07-30-2006, 07:46 PM

Unfortunately most babies play favorites, Gabe liked the left a lot more, so of course it produced more and I had to work for weeks to try and get them evened out. Now he doesn't care as much, but will still perfer the left and sometimes cry and refuse the right. It's weird, I wonder what they think is the big difference.

Lainie

laurabelle1317 · 07-31-2006, 07:25 PM

My DS (4mos) prefers one side over the other...sometimes...but the side he prefers changes. Its weird. He will start to nurse and cry and then I switch him to other side and he is fine. Once he is done onthat side then he will nurse on the side that he originally didn't want to nurse on. Its strange. And very strange that he switches which side he won't want to nurse on first. This has been going on for a month. Quite odd.

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