DD will be two in December and she currently nurses twice a day - once when she wakes up and once before bed. I want to cut out the morning session but possibly keep the evening one for awhile before completely weaning.
When you were nursing once a day did you only nurse from one side from that point forward or alternate sides each day?
pomelo / 5524 posts
While I didn't nurse nearly as long, once I got down to once/day, I had to go with both sides during that time b/c I was afraid of totally drying up on the one side. One side was always more plentiful than the other, but I wanted to be sure it continued on both, so did both sides during one session until I was done.
nectarine / 2821 posts
@catgirl: good question! I wish my son only nursed from one side each time and nursed twice a day for that matter... he will also be two in December. He's started switching sides back and forth like a maniac every single session we do, which is typically once before nap, once before bed, and then approximately a million times during the night from 3am until we get up. Sigh.
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
Both sides on the same day. Just stopped half way and changed to the other side.
pomegranate / 3983 posts
Both sides. I also kept that last before bed feeding for a while.
pomegranate / 3658 posts
I'm still doing 2x/day but I do both sides, each time. So I imagine I would still do both sides if we cut it to 1x/day.
coconut / 8854 posts
I always did both sides at the once a day. One side always got more full and produced more, so I normally always nursed from that side first to empty that breast, more for my comfort.
persimmon / 1121 posts
We're down to one session a day and she just nurses one side, so I alternate each day. I haven't had any problems so far.
pear / 1788 posts
I also nurse once a day and alternate sides between days. No issues.
nectarine / 2132 posts
I only nursed one side once DD went down to one nursing session. And it was the same (left side) each time. Her one session was at bedtime and because of the way I liked to lay her in the crib after she nursed to sleep (head away from the sound machine) I could only nurse her on the one side. Weird reasons, haha, but she only nursed once a day for a month or so before completely weaning.
nectarine / 2018 posts
Thanks everyone. I should have mentioned DD has only nursed one side at every feeding since she was born. Not sure how she would react to trying both sides at one feeding.
@Aria: @Mrs. Microscope: So glad to hear this worked for you, it was what I was wanting to attempt but was worried I wasn't thinking it through.
pear / 1503 posts
We went down to nursing once a day about 3 months ago. He would nurse one boob mostly, and I'd make sure to do the other the next evening. My supply seemed to hold out okay. DS is 19 months and I recently weaned. I'm pregnant, it was becoming really uncomfortable/painful. He also developed impetigo on his face and I was worried about picking it up myself. Wishing we could have kept going a little longer. Good job, mama!
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