One Side Per Feed?

amersb35

Hi ladies,

I'm fairly new to TB and post most regularly in Parenting. I have a quick question for you all before I can try and get ahold of my LC tomorrow AM. My 8 week old has a had a solid day of green, frothy poops. Some research on kelleymom suggests that a) this is not a huge deal or b) that he is getting too much foremilk. To remedy this I'd like to offer one side per feeding instead of my normal routine:10-15 mins on my severely under producing right side and then finish the feed on my left. I'm afraid that he'll never get full if I try to make him take a full feed from my under producing side. A weighted feeding at the pediatrician told me he only gets about 15mL from my right at a time. Can I still try to do one side per feed? Other experience or recommendations?

Thanks so much for your suggestions, I appreciate it!

hrtbird3

Do you pump at all? You could always try to pump as much as you can out of your under producing side and nurse a full feed on the other side. This might even help increase your supply. Definitely talk to a LC though .

Gw3nny

I had this issue with my last baby. What worked for me was what you described- feeding first from the less full side and then feeding from the full side if necessary. I also used the "Australian" hold where I laid on my back and held him on my chest to work. That had some success with the strong letdown I also had. Oversupply is real. Definitely talk to your LC, but if you do have an oversupply issue, I'm not sure you'd want to take steps to increase your supply.

amersb35

Thanks for the advice, ladies! That's the plan: start on the under producing side occasionally and pump, pump, pump.