Queation for breastfeeding mothers?

Question

i am breastfeeding for 3 weeks now, and i have one breast with more milk than the other, How can i reduce the milk supply of this breast as it is engorging often and decreasing the other breast's milk supply?

Answer 1

Your breasts actually aren't sharing milk. Its not one taking and depleting from the other. You should feed your baby while alternating sides. 10 minutes on each side. If he/she eats only on one side, then use the other side for the next feeding.

The engorging will be painful, but you need to make a schedule. If you get a routine, then your body will tell you when it is feeding time by your breasts tingling.

Start alternating better and time it out so that both breasts get the same amount of time and alternating. After a few days, both will even out.

If your one breast gets hot or painful, you may need to get a cream from your doctor to help if it is infected. This is very common.
Also, if you can not get your baby to eat from both sides, then you may have to pump.
Good luck.

Answer 2

Your engorged breast is not causing the other breast to decrease it's milk supply. Sounds like your baby prefers one breast over the other. Feed the baby first on the breast that's smaller until the baby increases the milk in that breast. ON the engorged breast if that's offered second then the breast will catch up with other or other words decrease the supply a little.

Answer 3

If you don't want to be lopsided then you need to nurse more often on the smaller side and a little less often on the bigger side. Try offering the smaller side first and last at every feeding for a while. It's all about supply and demand and each breast will adjust to make as much milk as your baby takes out of it.

That said, you can nurse just fine even if one breast is providing most of the milk. My left side was much more in demand after a few months of nursing because I wanted my right hand free to do things. So if I was up and about we used the left hand to hold the baby at the left breast. It was only when we were feeding lying down that I used the right breast equally. The only thing that happened was that I would get lopsided when feeding time was getting near. It didn't bother me and baby was doing fine so I didn't worry about it.

Answer 4

Hi. You don't really want to "reduce" your supply per se. Try to BF on both sides with each feeding. At about 3 weeks, you're probably BF 10-15 on each side. Then, the next time you BF, start on the side that you BF last. Also, some babies tend to "favor" one side to the other. So, it's important that you give both sides. Remember, the more you BF, the more milk you will produce. If you are really uncomfortable, try to express some out with a breast pump.

-Exclusively breastfeeding mom of 11-month-old.

Answer 5

It's not a question of one breast with more milk than the other. Just put extra effort in feeding from both breasts. You can also try feeding alternately. First offer the left breast then halfway through feeding feed your baby from the right breast. Just remember to feed from both breasts everytime. Good luck!

Answer 6

You need to feed more frequently from the breast which is emptier, and not feed as often on the engorged side.

I know this is easier said than done because you will be desperate to relieve the engorgement but feeding more off that side will only make it worse.

Answer 7

nurse more on the smaller side. the fuller breast will adjust itself to filling less. Time each side 10 min for feeding, back and forth until baby is full. Do not express the excess milk, your body will readjust itself.

Answer 8

You may be favoring one breast over the other without realizing it. Make sure you are switching breasts and using them both equally.

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mom/lopsided.html

Answer 9

use the heavey one more....that should help...