breastfeeding

If your proper milk has come in then always let you bubba empty the breast before you swap sides. The letdown milk that’s just waiting there is thinner and more watery and as baby sucks they get the fat rich thick milk. If you swap too soon you’ll be giving them a drink and a drink. Sometimes baby will only have a few minutes feed when they are thirsty. But will need longer if they are hungry

@Jana i have an over supply so if she empty’s me fully on one side i it’s the equivalent to her drinking 180ml at 3 weeks therefore she gets full and won’t go near the other side

And that’s fine. If she gets what she needs from one boob then feed from the other one next time. Lucky you! I knew on day 10 that I was not going to have enough milk. Pumped like mad but lost all the supply at 9 weeks. I was totally heartbroken about it but I have a wonderful healthy girl and that’s what matters

They did a weighted feed for me a few days after she was born. She was getting 1oz in 10 minutes in the first week. I would feed based on that logic, and switch out if I felt like she was feeding too much on one side. They feed often enough in the first few weeks to do one breast per feeding. I tracked with Huckleberry and tried to keep the time on each side even at least over 24hours so my supply on each side would at least be somewhat even. Something like: 10 minutes right, 5 minutes left, 5 minutes right, 10 minutes left. Ends up equal the same time or similar time in the end. Eventually there will be a pattern that will give you a good idea as well on when to cut off feeding from one side if you need to. 1 year into breastfeeding and I still do 1 side per feed.

I always feed my son from one side per feed. I have a fast letdown and a strong flow so it would overwhelm him to swap between feeds and I don’t need to. Next time he feeds I’ll feed him from the opposite boob.

I do one side per feed. Let the baby tell me when they're done and come off naturally. Next feed I'll offer the other side. If you have oversupply then sticking to one side per feed is better, as you'll be signaling to each boob to feed less frequently therefore produce slightly less.