Hi Jeanette,
Thank you so much for responding with your personal experience.  I hope that
it goes as smoothly for this mother.  I am worried since she is very
"schedule"' minded on the other hand she really does want to nurse this
baby.
Thanks again,
All the best,
Chayn

On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Jeanette McCulloch <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I can add a bit about my own personal experience.  My son had GERD,
> and was so much more comfortable lying on his left side (gastric
> emptying is more efficient when lying on your left side) that we
> eventually "abandoned" the left breast.  I would describe myself as
> someone who has a somewhat smaller "storage capacity" but we
> effectively fed on just one side without any supplementation.   I was
> never particularly concerned, but I had also seen other mothers -
> those with breast injury, for instance - successfully feed using just
> one breast.  Our transition was more gradual (first we only fed at
> night on the right breast, then over time just stopped the left as the
> supply dwindled).  If you had a more abrupt transition, I could
> imagine the need to pump/hand express the unused breast to avoid
> blocked ducts/mastitis.  Assuming she has a generally full supply, and
> feeds on demand on the now preferred side, it seems like it would just
> respond to demand.
>
> I have always wondered what the physiological impact might be of not
> getting the "balance" of feeding on both sides.  For instance, if
> breastfeeding provides for optimal development of the facial and jaw
> muscles, would one sided feeding make him somewhat lopsided?  I was
> also thinking about the benefits to me (for instance, reduced breast
> cancer risks) and wondering if "left breast" is now at greater risk.
> I will tell you that I feel a difference from always feeding on the
> same side - I have a very strong right arm (and I'm a lefty!) and do
> some yoga to even myself out a bit!  But these are all little
> theoretical wonderings of mine, and certainly nothing worth abandoning
> breastfeeding altogether!  We're still happily nursing on the one side
> with my son at 2 yrs old.
>
> Jeanette McCulloch
>
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