A mother that I am helping has a healthy 4 month old baby who is 
breastfeeding and gaining weight appropriately.  The mother has noticed 
that her left breast has always produced significantly less milk than the 
right breast. She has been starting each feed with the left breast and then 
moving the baby to the right breast. Today she called me and said that the 
baby is now refusing the left breast totally.  I advised her to continue to 
offer the left breast, especially when the baby is sleepy and may be more 
accepting, and to begin to pump the left breast with a hospital grade 
electric pump.  I also recommended that she seek medical attention and to 
suggest to the doctor a breast ultrasound or mammogram.  
Mom tells me that breast involution occurred on the left at 8 months with 
her first baby who is now a preschooler. She continued to breastfeed the 
first baby till 1 year of age on the right breast.  
Mom is worried that the milk supply has gone so soon (at 4 months not 8 
months) with this current baby.  She would like to breastfeed this baby 
until 1 year of age.  
There is no history of injury or surgery to the breast or chest wall.

Any ideas as to what may be happening?  Any suggestions to help this Mom?

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