https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:05:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-only-feed-from-one-side#post-2276364 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:55:01 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2276364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt like I regulated quickly...like 6 weeks? And now at 4 months, when she STTN (like once or twice a month) I'm engorged but not in a screamingly painful way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-only-feed-from-one-side#post-2276317 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:38:45 +0000 PurplePeony 2276317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, it took awhile -- when I returned to work after maternity leave, I was still having engorgement issues so I'm going to guess DD was between 4 and 4.5 months old when things leveled out, and probably 6 months before I didn't get engorged overnight anymore. I actually did block feeding for awhile to cut down on my oversupply, so I fed her off the same side 2-3 times before switching to the other for 2-3 feedings. An easy (though not terribly fashionable, haha) way to keep track of which side to feed from is to keep a hair elastic on your wrist on the side you'll use next, then switch it at the end of the nursing session. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-only-feed-from-one-side#post-2276309 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:34:12 +0000 yellowbird 2276309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 12 weeks I stopped being randomly engorged. I still get engorged in the morning and at night if I wait past 10pm to pump now at 21 weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-only-feed-from-one-side#post-2276286 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:06:31 +0000 blackbird 2276286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually only feed off one side. Sometimes both during the day but only one in the middle of the night. One boob has gone all night before! I can't remember for sure when my supply regulated but maybe a couple months? I do remember being so frustrated with milk getting EVERYWHERE at night and that definitely tapered off. I haven't woken up engorged in weeks now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-only-feed-from-one-side#post-2276284 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:02:31 +0000 mrsjyw 2276284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Per feeding, when did your supply regulate? It's been a week or so since I've cut back and last night Ds did a longer stretch than usual which didn't help the engorgement but there was a few times where I couldn't even tell which side to feed from because they were both so full. During the day it's mostly evened out and I've been diligent about not repeating the same side.</p> <p>The only session I pump the side he doesn't feed from is in the morning as I'm adding to our stash and because I can't wait until the next feed for relief. </p>