Nicki and listmates,

I'm speaking from personal experience only here.  Both of my children
always preferred the left breast (heard my heartbeat, breathing, and my
stomach gurgling as in utero??).  I worked full time and breastfed both,
pumping at work (12 hour shifts).  I always about 1-11/2 ounces more milk
from the left than the right.

As an aside, I have known a few mothers who nursed for one to two years
from one breast only.  They all had seriously inverted nipples on the other
breast that just never poked out to their or their baby's satisfaction.
Though they were definitely lop-sided, the one sided nursing didn't seem to
bother either mom or baby.  Baby's growth was great in all cases.

Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN, CCE, CBE
Birth and Breastfeeding Resources
Manhattan, KS  USA
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> Subject: lop-sided milk production
> Date: Thursday, November 20, 1997 3:29 PM
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> I received this from a fellow LLL Leader who asked that I forward it on
> to the list for any info.
>
> You can respond to me privately or on the list as needed.
> TIA
> Nicki Clark
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> <<Each of us have one breast bigger than the other (normal so far), but
> all of us get *substantially* less milk from the smaller one when
> pumping.  I can't seem to find anything about lop-sided milk production
> in the BAB.  My general thought all along has been that both breasts are
> producing enough, but that it is the pumping that creates an issue.  None
> of us favor one breast over the other (we all nurse on both sides,
> alternating each time).  The one gal I am dealing with now has a heavy
> duty double Medela pump that she's been using for several weeks daily and
> she will consistently get 4-6 ozs from the larger breast and only 2 oz
> from the smaller!   Please let me know any info. asap, she is having a
> very hard time.  Nicki, maybe you can ask out in Lacnet land to see if
> anyone has some answers!>>
>