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Low supply on one breast ?

h2babeh2babe member
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One of my breasts only produces prob 0.5-1 oz at the most when I pump--and it can go up to 8 hrs without nursing/pumping, and it won't be engorged. The other one would easily do 3-5 oz, and will be engorged after 4 hrs. I would think that my supply would even out by now... Anyone else has experiences with this? I can visually see one breast being bigger than the other. TIA.

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Re: Low supply on one breast ?

  • MBandBudMBandBud member
    I have this same thing,  I noticed that DD would not nurse from it and then the supply went even lower.  I try to keep it going by pumping and also try to get DD to nurse from it when I can so it doesn't fully dry up.  It is normal.  My advice is to keep it going as long as you can.  If you don't like them mismatched then you can pump an extra time on that side to try to increase supply.  I just always pump both.  Hang in there! 
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  • cindyhowcindyhow
    I have the same issue.  The supply seems to pick up on it during the week when I pump it 3x/day, or if DD STTN and I started on the opp. side, I will pump the dud side right away to keep stimulating it.  The more it gets ignored, supply drops! 
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  • h2babeh2babe member
    Thanks ladies; glad to know I am not the only one. Right now, I pump both 2-3x/day, and I still offer that breast to DD as well alternating with the other one (she doesn't show any preference in one or the other). When I pump at work, this one will stop producing milk after 5 min, and I still pump until the other side finishes.
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  • swimrbrideswimrbride
    I still have this problem. It is frustrating but nothing seems to work. I start feeding on the low supply side everytime and when I pump at work I pump for the same amount of time on both sides and still no luck. So I have no advice.
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  • yogisunamyogisunam member

    Righty is my dud and I think the thing that has kept the supply going on that side is that when side-lying nursing, that is my comfy side so DS ends up eating off it more in the morning. When I pump I'll get 1/2 to 1/4 of what Lefty produces. 

    Strangely, Righty leaks more. 

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