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Anonymous
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Hello,
I wish DCUM had a newly postpartum group... Anyway, I have been nursing my daughter since she was born (she is almost 7 weeks). She is a good size, is gaining weight and is sleeping well - We seem to have developed our routine. The one small glitch is that my right breast seems to be a bit sluggish and my left breast is producing more milk than I (or my baby) know what to do with. For example, last night, we went out to dinner. I pumped when we got home (the sitter gave her a bottle) and the right side produced about 2 oz where as the left was full at over 5 oz! The last feeding had ended on the right. Since things are going well, should I just continue and get over the difference in production or is there some way to intervene and try to even myself out? I certainly don't want to diminish my overall milk supply. Thanks in advance for any tips! |
Anonymous
| My production was similarly uneven, and I understood from other moms (and maybe from kellymom.com? can't remember) that it's not uncommon. Weirdly, for me, my breasts "switched" around 5 months and the top producer fell quite behind. |
Anonymous
| I am still pregnant with #1 and don't know the answer to this, but I have heard excellent things about http://www.breastfeedingcenter.org/ as a good resource. That might be a good place for you to start. |
Anonymous
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19:56 again. Check out this article:
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mom/lopsided.html |
Anonymous
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I think almost everyone is lop-sided. It never matters with my babies.
Congrats on your new baby and best wishes. |
Anonymous
| normal. you can do little things to help even them out, like pump the slow side after feeding on it; leave DD on that one longer; offer that side first more often; etc. But it's totally normal. |
Anonymous
| Another vote for totally normal. My right side was a much bigger producer and as a result, my right breast is now bigger. I'm hoping I can get them to even up with this new baby, but I don't know that I'll have that much control. |
Anonymous
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Yes, I agree with everyone else. It's pretty common to have one breast that is an over-achiever.
The Breastfeeding Center does indeed have a new mom breastfeeding support group. It is held every Tuesday during the lunch hour, and it is free. You don't need to sign up - just show up with your baby. http://breastfeedingcenter.org/classes.html |
Anonymous
| Yup -- baby is 3 weeks, and ol' lefty is going nuts. The only issue is I have to watch out for plugged ducts on that side. |
Anonymous
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I'm the same way. At first my baby preferred my right side, and I would have to pump on the left, because it was too much for her, but now at 10 months she really prefers the left--she will not start on the right side most of the time. So I'm probably two cup sizes bigger on that size.
I remember with my son by the time we weaned he was only nursing on the left side. But they did even out size-wise between pregnancies. 
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Anonymous
| For me, the bigger producer was the 2 cup size smaller one, lol. I got pregnant with DS while nursing DD, I'm hoping they even out when we are done. I have heard for some they don't, more tissue developed and that's it. Yikes. |
Anonymous
| I don't nurse, just pump. My right boob produces twice as much. |