A mom has posed the following question to me:

"My one-year old son has chosen to nurse off my right breast only.  My left
breast has gotten a lot smaller and my right breast has taken over
beautifully.  My son will not latch onto the left one.  In the past he
would nurse a little and then turn away.  I recently expressed some milk
and it is very sour (salty).  The right breast's milk is sweet.  I have
had a lump in my left breast for years and had it seen by many doctors and
mammogram and they say it is nothing to worry about (fibroid).  Is
there a connection?  Is the milk sour because it is "old"?  Have you ever
heard of this before?  I am concerned.    Also, Ishould add he has only
nursed from the right breast for about six months now and I am 33 years
old."

I did a search of the archives which came up with only 7 replies that were
not really helpful, I read in Lawrence the the salt content in milk goes up
during weaning..... what else could be going on here?

thanks!
Cindy

Cindy Curtis,RN,IBCLC
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