Breastfeeding - Searcy,AR

I haven't experienced this personally, but you could try pumping on your right side to even yourself out. I don't know if you use bottles or pump at all, but maybe she would eat from the other side if dad was giving her a bottle. It's important that they eat from both sides not only for your health and comfort, but for baby's vision development and head growth. Pumping from the nonfavorite side and then having someone else feed her on their right might work.

My daughter preferred the left over the right also and I just put her on the right and after trying for awhile she would finally take it. And if the pressure got to bad I would pump and feed it to her later. Good Luck K.

M.,

If your baby want feed on the right side you either need to pump that side after you feed her or if your nipple is too flat you might need a nipple shield to help bring your nipple out so she can latch on. Also babies like to be positioned differently for each side. You can try the football hold if the cradle hold doesn't work or vise versea. If you don't get stimulation to the right side it will eventually dry up. I kind of need a little more info to give you anymore advise. I'm a lactation educator at my job.

C. N.

I totally agree with Kara; you need to keep pumping the other breast which she wont take, that way, you can have balance both for yourself and your baby's nutrition.

I have a similar issue, my left breast does not produce a whole lot of milk but i kept pumping it anyways, 2 times a day. It's doing much better nowadays. I have a 3 year old son and a 3 month old daughter.

Goodluck with yours.

If it has gone on too long you may start drying up on the breast she doesnt like so she need to start feeding her from it first before letting her have the other. If you have a inverted nipple that could be a problem too. You want to keep both breasts going because you will dry up first on the one she is not taking. If you've tried pumps and all fails talk to your dr he or she will know if you have a inverted nipple. Good luck

I've heard that you should always start the feeding with the breast your child favors less, because they are hungry & are more likely to accept it. Then you can switch to the left side, and then back again to the right side. With breast feeding it's all about supply & demand, so you can actually try to not let your baby completely empty the side that she prefers (the milk left will signal your body to produce less next time), and make sure she spends more time on the other. In a matter of days your milk production should go up on the right side, & she should like both sides just fine.