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does your child have a favorite side??

jpantoja1989jpantoja1989 member
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my son is more careful with the left breast then the right.. is that normal??
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Re: does your child have a favorite side??

  • eves1989eves1989 member
    Yes that's normal. But you still have to feed on both sides to avoid engorgement on the less preferred side.
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  • Ninjamama86Ninjamama86 member
    No but I do :) I prefer the left so I can still eat, text, whatever with my right. So I have to constantly remind myself, especially in public to put her on the right
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  • camedowncrushingcamedowncrushing member
    Yup.  DD1 always preferred my right, and I nursed her until 21 months...so she named the right one "big boobie."  I know it produced more.  DD2 also prefers the right.  She does even more so than DD1 did, and it worries me because I am afraid of my supply dropping on the left side. 
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  • jpantoja1989jpantoja1989 member
    ive been pumping the right side.. and sometimes i even pump while feeding him.. do u think my supply will stay the same on that side even tho im just pumping???
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  • LisaLisa1980LisaLisa1980 member
    eves1989 said:

    Yes that's normal. But you still have to feed on both sides to avoid engorgement on the less preferred side.

    Maybe in a younger baby but I rarely feed on my right side & it's fine. I mostly feed on my left because it's more convienient

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  • jpantoja1989jpantoja1989 member
    thank u ladys!! :D 
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  • Jupiter62Jupiter62 member
    If your LO (or you) prefer the left side, then the left side will produce more and the right will produce less. There will be no net gain or loss of milk production. And there's certainly no need to make yourself go crazy in an effort to feed from the less convenient side.
    EDD 9/3/13
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  • URMySunshine77URMySunshine77 member
    DS prefers the left, as it produces more. I have just always tried my best to give breasts equal time. Now that he is 14 months and nursing less, I've noticed that he will nurse from both sides instead of just one for a session. However, there are now times that he just refuses the right.

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  • jpantoja1989jpantoja1989 member
    thank u ladys i do the right side sometimes.. but not all the time.. but i pump both sides.. 

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