Hi there,
I've been EBF for 10 months with the idea that I will continue for at least a year. I BF first thing in the morning, before bed and once in the afternoon. I was planning to drop the afternoon feed soon as baby is eating well otherwise, but wanted to continue with the other two until he's at least a year old.
However, a couple of weeks ago a milk duct in my right breast got inflamed and as a result, the breast stopped producing milk. It's essentially absolutely given up on BF! I have been putting baby on it for extended periods of time, trying out different poses, expressing etc, but to no avail.
The left breast is still going strong though, getting very full in the mornings and evenings. This means I still manage to BF my baby successfully, however my breasts are VERY lopsided... I used to have very very tiny breasts before BF, and during it they got 3x bigger. My right one has returned to its pre-BF size, but my left one is 3x bigger than the other. Because of this, there is a very obvious difference in their size and I am getting very self conscious as even wearing a normal top makes it very visibly strange. On top of that, we are going away on a summer holiday next week when I will be wearing swimsuits, summer dresses etc. I am thinking whether I should just accept that my BF journey is over, or pull through with just the one breast.
What would you do in my situation?