One breast with very little milk

[ani]

Does anyone have any tips on what to do as I have one boob that just doesn't seem to produce much. The other one is fine!

I always put the baby first on the 'lazy' boob and try to let him suck on it as long as he doesn't get too frustrated or upset to provide more stimulation. Sometimes he has the patience to try but usually he won't take it for very long.

And then he empties the other boob and still seems hungry. And I have nothing left! He's been starting to get really upset after the milk slows down (or is finished??) and there is no more to offer. It's been quite a lot of screaming and loads and loads of sucking of hands. It's not like when he had growth spurts and he'd just be feeding for ages. Now he gets so frustrated he won't even try.

Ideas?

 

[Mervs Mum]

Keep putting him on or you could try pumping that side after and inbetween feeds. I have one that seems to fill better so I try to make sure I dont favour it.

 

[clairebear]

one side used to fill better then the other but i kept doing what u are doing and putting him to that breast and eventually they have both evened out x

 

[Whisper]

I have one breast that doesn't seem to have as much as the other, but for some reason Amelia doesn't like it very much! At times she point blank refuses to feed from it so i have to give her the other one first then put her onto my smaller one.

The breastfeeding consultant told me i could just feed from one breast. Seriously i could not walk about with one mammoth sized boob and a little fried egg on the other side!!

 

[Mervs Mum]

The breastfeeding consultant told me i could just feed from one breast. Seriously i could not walk about with one mammoth sized boob and a little fried egg on the other side!!

 

[ani]

Seriously i could not walk about with one mammoth sized boob and a little fried egg on the other side!!

LOL

This is what I was thinking, too!!

 

[Chel]

Maybe try expressing milk from that breast between feeds as often as possible, to get it going - and also save up and freeze said milk so when he has a growth spurt you could maybe top him up? I dont know, just a thought.

 

[emie]

hi ladies sorry to disrupt your tread but read your post and wanted to say that I breastfeed all of mine till they were toddlers and my right breast never did get as full as the other side not with any of my babies. so I would try not to worry ....good luck

 

[emie]

hi ladies sorry to disrupt your tread but read your post and wanted to say that I breastfeed all of mine till they were toddlers and my right breast never did get as full as the other side not with any of my babies. so try not to worry....good luck

 

[maybebaby]

I also have one side that seems to produce more milk, but pumping has really helped, and sometimes now it will exceed the other side. The doctor did say this is completely normal, sometimes one side just doesn't produce as much!!

 

[Miss Duke]

I have this too!!!! I gave in and topped up with formula, but wish I hadn't cuz now I have to do it after every feed as I have reduced my supply, and can't seem to recover it.