Why One breast produce more milk than the other?

Question

6 months old baby. One breast produces more milk than the other.As a result different in sizes is developing. What should i do to bring both to same size.

Answer 1

this is normal and just happens sometimes.
try offering the small breast first so that it gets completely drained by your child. feed from this breast more often than the other. this will increase the milk production in that breast.

Answer 2

Because of the uneven distribution of milk glands, the absence of lactiferous sinuses, and the high variability in the number of milk ducts, mothers need to consider their own particular anatomy when deciding how to use their hands to support their breasts during breastfeeding or manual expression. The breast where the babies ussually suck will produce more milk thus increased the size, you can change this by letting the baby suck alternately and regularly like every two hours.

Answer 3

Try placing your baby on the least producing breat first. The baby will suckle the hardest when first latched on. This will stimulate your breast to produce more milk according to your baby's demand. Don't get discouraged. It may take up to a week to ten days. I would suggest a schedule something like this:
First thing in the morning put baby on least producing side first.
Second feeding do the same.
Third feeding start from the more productive side.
Then back to the least productive.

The one thing to watch is that your more productive side does not diminish very much.

So in essence it would be
1. Least prod first
2. Least prod first
3. Most prod first
4. Least
5. Least
6. Most

It would also be helpful to stimulate your breasts more if you switch breasts twice in a feeding.
Example: Most-5 min; Least-5 min; Most-5 min; Least 5 min

I hope this helps and my best to you.

Answer 4

Let your baby suck on the smaller, less productive breast first, as baby will suck strongest when is most hungry (ie when starts to feed). This will encourage the smaller breast to produce more milk.

Answer 5

try to let the baby nurse on the breast that not giveing thay much milk like the doctor told me you cant tell how much the baby is getting but try that it may help

Answer 6

I have the same issue! i wish i could know the answer! why one breast is producing more milk than the other?

Answer 7

i have the same problems!!!!!!! =)

So i read up on it (breastfeeding.org i think it was) and a few places said the only one who is able to tell that difference in boobs is you! (arent we so critical of ourselves)

Secndly, breast milk is a supply and demand thing...so if baby nurses more one side, which most end up preferring one over the other, that particular one will supply more.

Answer 8

You can nurse less on the larger side, and more on the smaller.

But every woman has a larger more productive breast, the human body isnt symetrical.

Answer 9

Try to let the baby nurse off of the smaller one more often.