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favourite boob trouble - please help......

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FOZZ · 22/03/2007 15:05

my ds will be 7 weeks on Saturday and has been exclusively bf since birth. I have noticed a pattern which bothers me a bit. one boob is obviously favourite and if ds feeds on this one he feeds really nicely - for quite some time and will then go for at least 3 hours no problem. The other boob does seem to have a really fast let down and ds will squirm and fight during a feed. I take him off and burp him (also tried hand expressing a bit before he goes on etc) but generally this is always a less successful feed and ds will want feeding again in less than 2 hours. is this boob 'drying up' quick?? can anyone share any tips?

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Kif · 22/03/2007 20:41

i have assymetric boobs like that. Dc2 shares Dc1s preference - i can only conclude that they are indeed somehow different. I tend to start on bad side.

mishw · 22/03/2007 20:42

I would try and see a BF councellor if I were you. I think I had a similar problem to you a BFC will be able to show you what to do whereas I would probably make it sound a lot harder that it actually is! Good luck.

skirmish · 22/03/2007 20:43

all babies seem to prefer one boob...try to get him used to both, or at least try feeding him first from least fav boob. I found the least fav didn't 'fill' up as much after a while

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