Breasts full, hard and sore, but milk not coming out of right breast.?

Question

I gave birth to my daughter 3 days ago, and my milk came in late yesterday. She nurses about every 2 hours and she seems to get plenty from the left breast-I see and hear her swallowing and I notice it get softer afterwards. My right breast I don't notice her swallowing, and it is still hard. I've tried hand expressing milk and I only get a few drops out, I also got a hand pump and absolutely nothing came out of the right side. So, I know I have milk in there, but how come its not coming out? ITS FRUSTRATING!

Answer 1

it sounds gross but your glands are probably clogged or infected talk to your Dr asap

Answer 2

You sound like I did a year ago. Just be calm.... Sometimes one breast will have more milk than the other. Make sure you massage the breast that is tender you can also put warm compresses on it to help the soreness. But continue to let your daughter feed and pump from that breast because you have to stimulate it so you can produce more milk. If nothing else works then you may have an infection such as Mastitis or a blocked milk duct. If thats the case then you should make an appointment with the doctor for some meds. Just remember sometimes you don't hear the baby swallowing as long as she is wetting her diapers then you should be fine. You'll be a pro in no time just don't sweat it she can sense it and so will your breasts which can decrease milk production.

Answer 3

First, Congradulations on your new baby! Second, I had the same problem when I was trying to breastfeed my six month old. For some reason she would always latch on just fine to the left breast and get milk, but couldn't get the milk from my right breast. Putting on a warm damp cloth can help soften the breast, and offer that breast first since it's the harder one to get the milk out of. If after 10 minutes of trying on the right side the milk still doesn't let down and the baby is getting fussy switch to the left side and talk to your obgyn. I was never able to get milk out of my right side and was told to supplement with formula cause my baby was losing a lot of weight. I didn't really have much milk coming from my left side either though. But I know that your doctor or a lactation specialist can assist you in every way possible if you are determined to breastfeed. Just be patient and play soothing music, if you get frustrated your baby will sense your frustration and that won't help the milk let down either. Also a little bit of beer can help your milk let down too, something with the yeast. It's an old wive's tale but it really works! Good luck!

Answer 4

It takes 5 days on average for your milk to come in! And 2 to 6 weeks for your supply to establish fully. Why are you supplementing? You don't produce breastmilk during pregnancy. Right after the baby is born you produce colostrum, very little of it,but it's all baby needs the first few days, then you produce a light transitional milk and eventually a mature milk. This process can take days or weeks! Totally normal! Thats why breastfed babies lose weight the first week. Put your baby to your breast, stop with the formula! That will make it much harder for you to produce. Milk is produced on a demand and supply operation. If your baby isn't demanding (nursing) then your body doesn't think it needs to supply anything. Also, not evryone engorges. I didn't engorge until 2 weeks after. I never leaked either. But my son is 3 months and has never had a drop of formula. It doesn't surprise me that you don't get anything with a pump because it's only been 3 days. these things take time. Also, you have to have a let down, the milk doens't just come out, and a pump cannot empty your breast the same as the baby. Just relax, stop supplementing and nurse your baby on demand.

Answer 5

The pump may not be strong enough. I invested in renting a hospital pump and it worked really well to build up my milk supply. It could be that your daughter is getting full off of that one breast and doesn't want the other one. You need to keep offering it to her. You need to switch sides at every feeding. If you fed her last from your left breast then at the next feeding give her your right one. I would suggest getting a double electric pumping kit. Those are way better for extracing your milk. LIke I said you can also try to rent one from the hospital and those are the best. Just hang in there. It will get easier I promise!!

Answer 6

You might be engorge and getting mastitis. Try heating up a damp cloth/face washer/hot water bottle and laying it over your breast to relax it. Keep trying to feed her from it as it will only get worse if you don't.
Do not just feed her from the one good side.

Once you have had a warm cloth on it for 10mins keep trying to hand express, just a little bit of milk may give you a let down. When you get a "Let down", let that milk flow for a few minutes and then put her on that boob to drain it. This usually ALWAYS works. Once you get the let down though, its very important to just let the first bit drain and then put her on, otherwise it will just flow too quickly and she won't be able to latch on or keep up properly.
Your milk flow will settle within the next week to two weeks and then you will find that doesn't happen anymore.

Let us know how you get on..
Good luck and congrats on baby and well done for choosing to breastfeed. It is tricky at first BUT STICK WITH IT!!! 4 wks from now you'll be a pro at it I'm sure and its the best thing you can do for your baby!!

Good luck

Answer 7

Call you Ob/Gyn, but in the meantime, place a warm cloth over the breast to see if you can get the ducts open.

Answer 8

try a warm towel.first and a spot of massage if you still can't get any out see a doc you could be heading for mastitis, contact breast feeding alliance

Answer 9

just have a baby congrats! anyways,always wear a jacket to cover ur back so ur milk won't dried out and keep trying to feed ur baby with the right breast.babies are good at sucking from 0-6 mos.don't worry it will come out just keep trying!

Answer 10

LMAO! breasts aren't filled with milk. Milk come from glands that are made from inside the body it just so happens that they come out there. Dont press it or it will get worse.