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Fire Hydrant Right Breast

Jurse1018Jurse1018 member
in July 2015 Moms
Does anyone else have a breast that produces more milk than the other? I can pump 4 ounces out of my right breast in less than ten minutes. I have to be careful when nursing the baby through out the day because if I'm even a little engorged she'll cough and spit up immediately. I've gotten into the habit of pumping for 10-15 minutes before bed and only letting her nurse for 2-3 minutes on my right side in the morning to bring down my engorgement and then pumping once she's done nursing on the other side.

Does any one else have a power boob? I don't think there is anything I can do to remedy it, just wondering if it's normal.
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  • lilyan1522lilyan1522 member
    Yes, leftie. LO doesn't seem to mind it though.
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  • tasharchibaldtasharchibald member
    I did but for a while I always started on the other side so that boob would be completely empty. Then offer the other side. I wouldn't pump too much out of it. Just enough to relieve your engorgement or you will keep producing more out of that side.
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  • tibi5tibi5 member
    My right produces wayyy more than my left as well. It gets engorged every night, and my left never has. I'm working on building up the left, because I'm worried my whole supply is shifting to the right, haha. Would like it to be more even!
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  • CkorinesCkorines member
    My right produces so much more. I can't pump though because then I produce more. I squeeze some out into the sink and it seems to help control it. My daughter spits up very bad because it comes out so fast. Try lying down on your back and putting baby on top of you and feeding them that way. I have to feed my girl from my strong side that way to control the let down!
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  • nalise88nalise88 member
    My left is always more full and I can pump more out of it
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  • eclohoecloho member
    Power pumping once a week has really helped to even out my two sides
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  • Jurse1018Jurse1018 member
    Power pumping?? I'm not sure what that means.
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  • MrsTiger123MrsTiger123 member
    Jurse1018 said:
    Power pumping?? I'm not sure what that means.
    It's pumping to mimic cluster feeding.   You pump for 10 minutes/take 10 minute break/pump again for 10 and repeat for an hour.

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  • acciocoffeeacciocoffee member
    I don't know if mine is actually uneven, but it seems like the right side is always fuller since she prefers the left and always eats longer on that side. I am also just bad about giving her the left first when she is upset because she takes it faster.
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  • keri0426keri0426 member
    MrsTiger123 said:


    Jurse1018 said:

    Power pumping?? I'm not sure what that means.

    It's pumping to mimic cluster feeding.   You pump for 10 minutes/take 10 minute break/pump again for 10 and repeat for an hour.



    So, do you pump each side for 5 minutes each or one side then ten min break then other side?
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