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Not your average weaning question

SandiaPinaMamaSandiaPinaMama member
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At least I haven't seen this since I've been here.

LO is about 14 months.  We nurse 1-2x/day.  Neither one of us are really in the market to stop.  The problem is that LO has been refusing to nurse on the left pretty much at all.  I think I am nearly dry on that side.  The right, however, he avidly nurses from.  So much so that when it is getting close to time to nurse, I am several cup sizes different. 

I try redirecting him back to the left, but he will refuse to latch.  I have never been effective at hand expressing, and I really don't want to single-side pump.  Any thoughts on this ladies?  What would you do?

 

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Re: Not your average weaning question

  • Amy726Amy726 member
    My DS is 19 months old and has only been nursing from the right side since he turned 12 months.  My left side has always been a bit flatter and it was harder for him to latch on.  I pretty much stopped offering the left side though once he got his top two teeth as it hurt there, but not on the right.  I have had no problems whatsoever since he stopped using the left.  I stopped getting full when he was about 8-9 months old so there is no cup difference here.  If you are both fine with using only one side then just go with it.
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  • QuazelQuazel member

    Lazy Lefty was never as strong of a producer or as easy to latch for my DS.  He stopped going there all together around 18 months.  I stopped pumping at that point and it stopped producing.  I was still pumping because DS had an eating disorder but that is another story.  Ds continued to nurse on the right until shortly before his third birthday.  While my right is still a little larger, they did pretty much even out after about a month of only feeding with the right.  I would let it go and see how your body adjusts.

    On a funny note, when DS was about 2.5 he randomly hopped on the left and started sucking really hard.  It kind of hurt but he managed to make it relactate and then went right back to the right, lol!

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  • nosoup4unosoup4u member

    I totally know someone who only nursed on one side with her son. Not a big deal!

    DS1 - Feb 2008

    DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)

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  • SqueezeTheClaySqueezeTheClay member

    My mom nursed all four of her babies.  I was her third.  When I got teeth around 4-5 months, I bit her so hard that she could only nurse me on one side while she healed.  The injured side dried up and never produced milk again.  I nursed until 18 months when my brother was born, and then he nursed from only one side the entire time (thanks to me!)

    I don't see any harm in letting one side dry up.  If he doesn't want it, and you don't mind being a little lopsided until he's done nursing all together, then just do what feels right.  He's already 19 months old, and it goes by fast, so just enjoy the rest of your nursing time together and give your left side a rest.

    at least that's my 2 cents.

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  • MAMAxBMAMAxB member
    I don't think it's a big deal but if he doesn't like the one side for comfort reason you may want to take him to the chiropractor and get adjusted. But if his preference is supply-based then I'd let it be :)
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