Hellobee Boards Topic: One breast creates more milk than the other??

Hellobee Boards Topic: One breast creates more milk than the other?? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:03:58 +0000 Stephag4 on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2201176 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 23:00:40 +0000 Stephag4 2201176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So, since my left side always seems more full, it makes me *want* to nurse him more on that side to empty it more frequently. But, I have a feeling that will just encourage that side to continue to be more full. I don't think it's creating any noticeable visual differences, but it's still bugging me :/ matador84 on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200937 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 11:25:55 +0000 matador84 2200937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always got double out of my right than my left! Same as with my first child. Never changed for me. Anagram on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200931 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 11:04:47 +0000 Anagram 2200931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My right was my over producer. I EPd and at my morning pump, I woukd get 10 oz from my right boob alone...maybe 6-7 from my left. ecjohnson on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200926 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 10:51:00 +0000 ecjohnson 2200926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My right is my overproducer! When I pump I will sometimes get 3 oz from the right to 1 oz from the left! Crazy but it is what it is LAZB on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200902 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 09:32:52 +0000 LAZB 2200902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My left produces WAY more than my right when I pump. Mrs.KMM on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200895 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 09:13:51 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2200895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm EPing and get significantly more milk from my right side. T.H.O.U. on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200863 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 07:56:02 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2200863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wouldn't go off of "fullness". Just because one feels harder may not mean it has more milk Happygal on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200828 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 06:34:56 +0000 Happygal 2200828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes--my right is the overachiever (or I guess my left side could be the underachiever, depending on how you look at it!) No idea why. Charm54 on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200808 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 04:34:34 +0000 Charm54 2200808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My left always made an ounce or two more (I was an EPer). It was interesting because for the one or two weeks that I BFed DD strongly preferred the right, so I just assumed it was making more. Nope! erinpye on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200783 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 00:20:29 +0000 erinpye 2200783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Totally normal! With both babies my output on one side was nearly double the other. Astro Bee on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200766 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 23:24:05 +0000 Astro Bee 2200766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've been experiencing this as well, and recently started a thread, hoping to get tips to even out the supply: <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tricks-to-increase-supply-in-one-breast#post-2200598" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tricks-to-increase-supply-in-one-breast#post-2200598</a> It may be a lost cause, but at a minimum I'm going to try offering the lesser producing breast first, and pump more/longer from that side. @RegberaDaisy: My left side is the better producer, too sleepybear on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200757 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 23:04:49 +0000 sleepybear 2200757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had this - it was probably just a combination of my baby preferring one side and how my body produced. After a few weeks everything got a lot more even. I think my right side still produces a little more, but I only notice now if I miss a feeding. As long as baby seems happy and healthy, there's nothing to worry about :happy: MsMini on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200756 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 23:04:35 +0000 MsMini 2200756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, almost everyone has uneven supply between the 2 sides. My "over achiever" switched between kids! I found that I always had slightly uneven supply until my son weaned, 6 months in with DD I am still a bit uneven. Stephag4 on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200753 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 22:53:25 +0000 Stephag4 2200753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Good to know I'm not alone! But will it always be this way? Or do you think the under producer will pick up as long as we keep nursing from it? This is my second baby, but I didn't nurse my first, so I'm all new to this! :happy: avivoca on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200733 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 22:16:03 +0000 avivoca 2200733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's super common. My boobs even switched later in our nursing relationship. It was the left for the longest time, then the right. I have no idea how because we only nurse once a day. Kemma on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200730 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 22:14:32 +0000 Kemma 2200730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My supply is pretty even but I have much faster letdown on the right! QBbride on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200716 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 21:59:24 +0000 QBbride 2200716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @regberadaisy: mine is the right :silly: regberadaisy on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200713 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 21:56:22 +0000 regberadaisy 2200713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's actually very common for one side to be a bigger producer! And it always seems to be the left side . Mine is my left side as well. QBbride on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200712 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 21:55:38 +0000 QBbride 2200712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's very common for one side to produce more. If your baby is full after just one side, I wouldn't worry about it at all!! You have plenty of milk! Stephag4 on "One breast creates more milk than the other??" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/one-breast-creates-more-milk-than-the-other#post-2200710 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 21:54:15 +0000 Stephag4 2200710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My baby nurses one side at a time (he is 9 days old and fills up with only one boob). So I alternate breasts each time he eats. I never skip a side, and he's usually on each breast for the same length of time (15-20mins). But, I've noticed my right boob never gets as full as the left in between feedings? Why would that be? I offer that breast just as frequently as the other, I don't know why it would be producing a different amount??