how can i increase milk flow in lft brea as baby nt feed 4rm it. left bre is now smaller than right. any advic

Answer 1

The more the baby suckles, the more milk is produced. It may look smaller, but the milk has to 'come down', which occurs once the baby starts to suck. You know the feeling. I'm sure things will be fine. God, that brings back memories for me. So time consuming, but wonderful at the same time. Precious. xo

Answer 2

You need to trick the baby into thinking s/he is drinking from the left breast. You do this by holding the baby in the football hold. Instead of holding the baby so that he lies across you, you hold him to the opposite breast so that his body lies against your side and behind you. You will probably need a nursing cushion or a pile of pillows to help support the baby.

Also, try to learn to nurse lying down. If it doesn't work the first time, try again every few days. Once it does work, it is heavenly.

Don't worry too much about the flow issues. These things really do last only a few days and your breasts will not be different sizes permanently.

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http://www.breastfeeding123.com/

Answer 3

I think your left is smaller than your right because, yourrightgrew more. Some people have different sized breasts as is. If you didn't have a different size initially later when your breasts shrink right will shrink more and they will be equal again. If you really wantto increase the flow to one breast, unhook your maternity bra on the side you want to increase and leave it down all day and the other one up. Kinda like the nursery rhyme I think one shoe on and one shoe off, only this is one cup on...

Answer 4

Try starting him on the left breast first when you nurse him, even if he only does it for a few minutues. Also if you have one of those breast pumps you can pump your breast milk out of that breast after every feeding. This way your body will realize that it is low and sould produse more milk to that breast. If you don't have a breast pump, any hospital should be able to rent one out to you. Usually the hospital grade breast pumps are better than the ones you see at the stores. You can also speak to a lactation consultant at your local hopsital and they can give you advice on how to increase your milk production to your left breast. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

The more you put him to that breast, the more milk that breast should make. If you can't get him to latch on that side, you can pump it to increase the supply. You could try doing breast compressions while he is nursing on that side to help him get more hindmilk.

You could try tricking him into nursing on the less-favored side. Start him in the cradle hold on the side he likes. Then, detach him and slide him straight across your body (so he stays in the same position) to the other side. Sometimes this works.

Answer 6

I did'nt have alot of luck with breast feeding but I beleive the more you use the breast the more breast milk it should produce. So I would say try using the left breast a little more than the right. Sounds like are doing really well keep up the good work.