Emptying a breast question

[Bingo]

How do you know if your baby has emptied a breast? Do they feel different - the breast, not the baby! By the way I'm asking from the point of view of a woman trying for her first so I've never been pregnant before let alone breast fed but it's definitely what I will choose to do if and when and all being well.

 

[elm]

They do! It depends on how full they were, how much your baby has had etc. But it can be like the difference between a blown up balloon and a deflated one for me anyway!!!

x

 

[Miss MellyG]

^^^^ Lol what elm said.. exactly like that !

 

[Mervs Mum]

It depends on lots of factors - how old your baby is, when they fed last, which side how long. In the early days you will know easier than after 3 months when your boobs stop filling and emptying and just produce it as required.

Mine never feed any different theses days - I just know.

 

[Sonyax]

At the moment I can usually tell by feeling the weight of each lol!!!!!

Or sometimes if I look really carefully ones bigger than the other (but not always) but as Mervs mum says that should change as my breasts settle down.

 

[JayleighAnn]

When mine are full I can tell because when I touch them they are rock hard, and when their empty, they are soft and squidgy x

 

[Bingo]

Wow thank you ladies. It makes total sense but it's something I had never even thought about before.