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One sided breast feeding?

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Lopear · 13/03/2015 20:25

I need a bit of advice. My DD is four weeks old and ebf, all going well, she's gaining weight and is alert and settled in between feeds. The only issue I have is that she won't latch onto the left side, never has. I offer it first every time, we've seen a bf counsellor and had help in the hospital but she just won't do it. So, I've been feeding her from the right and expressing the left to keep the supply going on that side, at first the midwife said to top her up with the expressed milk but she doesn't like the bottle and doesn't seem to need it as she feeds so well from the other side.
Can I just feed from one side long term? The expressing is a bit of a pain as it's taking time and she's not even drinking the milk. I'm not bothered about being lopsided, just want to know if it's possible to continue with just one side or will demand outstrip supply eventually?

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 15/03/2015 00:23

Some do cope with one sided bfing and my DS would not latch for a couple of weeks on one side.

Have you tried any other positions?

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Kraggle · 15/03/2015 11:12

I exclusively breast fed my dd from my right breast for nearly 2 years. Could never get the latch right on my left side and gave up trying around 4/6 months. Dd breastfed until she was 20 months old.

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Lopear · 15/03/2015 11:50

Thanks! It's reassuring that it can be done and so far my DD seems to be absolutely fine. I'm very determined and am actually finding it quite trouble free, besides the obvious! I'll keep expressing for now, I've tried different positions etc but she's having none of it! The nipple that side is slightly inverted so I wonder if that is part of the problem?

Thanks again for the reassurance and advice.

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Nolim · 15/03/2015 12:20

I tried everything but dc prefered one boob over the other. Oh well. Not a big problem honestly.

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