Breastmilk Supply

Hi M.,
Congrats!! No you will always produce more in one side. Sometimes it will be a different side you just never know. I am still breast feeding my 7 month old daughter and at work I usually pump more out of one side than the other, It is nothing to worry about.

It is completely normal to produce more milk on one side, It does not reflect an issue with your breasts or with your milk supply it may just mean that your daughter has been favoring one side more try offering the breast that is producing less first. Also I would recommend trying to nurse as much as possible for the first 6 weeks to establish the best milk supply you can try to pump as little as you need to in the begining. Hope that helps

I found that when I do a double pump, the amounts come out pretty equal. When I do a single side at a time (my manual pump when traveling) I get a lot more from the first side no matter which side was first. I am sure you are producing just what your baby needs. But if you want to "even out" try offering alternate sides for the first latch. I always try to give both sides each feeding, too.

Best of luck. Some how I am still breastfeeding at 9 months.

That is totally normal. Most women have the same issue. My right breast produces almost 1.5 - 2 oz. more than the left. It might even out for you once your milk supply is established at about 12 weeks post partum. But if it doesn't no worries at all. congrats on your baby girl and happy Breastfeeding!!!

Having breast fed 2 boys, one for 16 months and one for almost 2 years I do not think you should be worrying. Just make sure you are feeding from both sides equally, supply and demand, the more you feed the more milk you will have. Often when pumping you do not get an equal amount from both breasts and at 2.5 weeks post pregnancy your milk is not well established. You should continue to Breast feed more than pump it helps to establish your milk supply in the first month after birth.

I am a mother of a toddler and an infant and have lots of experience pumping. This happens to me too and it is totally normal that one will produce more than the other. That said, there are things you can do to equalize. First - make sure when you are pumping that you have positioned the pump cup so that it is pulling your nipple out straight. My right nipple is angled slightly to the right so when i pump, the cup sometimes pulls at it from the side. This will reduce what you get from that side. Second, halfway thru pumping, stop pumping from the side that gives you more and keep pumping on the side that gives less. You will be stimulating it more and it will naturally begin to produce more in relation to the other. Hope this helps! Good luck.

Don't worry! My right is twice as fast as my left. I double pump but usually the right is finished first. Having them pump equal amounts would be the rarity. You are perfectly normal.

Hello,
I was the same way too. My left breast was producing milk than the right. My daughter favored the left than the right. You should not worry. You just started BF. Pumping was the same way and I got worried too. But its fine!!! My daughter is almost 2 and Im slowly taking her off. She has been so healthy and I loved it. By the time she turned 4 months I stop pumping.
T.

I had the same problem...my friend advised me to make sure the baby was getting both breasts equal amount of time(or pumping). I tried but somehow my left breast had more milk. When it was time to bf I would feel to see which side is fuller and start on that breast first.

No! Breasts are funny. They are rarely the same size and they produce milk differently as well. My right has always produced more and filled quicker than my left one. It's perfectly fine. I tend not to favor the bigger one tho. If i do it just fills quicker and then i have to have the baby suckle that one more often. I still go equally between both breasts.

Good for you - 8 lbs! Mine are the same, and I never even bothered to ask anyone. My guess is that it's normal. Our baby is 5 months old and it's been that way the whole time.

Hi,

I have the same issue and gave birth 1 month ago to a preemie. I was told by my lactation specialist that this is normal for many woman, but you should contact one to check for yourself.

No, not at all... it is COMPLETELY normal. Do you start your feeding on one side? You should swap sides if you do. You could be producing more from that one side because you are feeding more from the one side... if that isn't the case, don't worry about it. It is totally normal!

Hi M.
No, that's perfectly normal. Mine are the same way... I will say this though... sometimes I have found that the one that was not producing as much milk was also a bit clogged up. Parts of it from time to time (either one of the sides or possibly underneath) were getting hard; it has something to do with the milk ducts. THat can go away easily by either the baby nursing a lot on it or also by massaging that part of the breast when you're pumping.