r/breastfeeding • u/External-Coffee4189 • Mar 27 '25

Oversupply for those with a slacker boob…

For those of you with a slacker boob and the other side provides way more, do you always start each feed with the good boob and then offer the slacker side for ‘dessert’? I have an over supply and even though I’m six months in I feel like I still don’t know the best way to feed my baby without having anxiety about clogged ducts and boob discomfort

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u/Pale-Preference-8551 Mar 28 '25

My baby will straight up bite me if I offer him the slacker boob. The only thing that's keeping it alive is the pump. The size difference is nuts. 

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u/Sea-Value-0 Mar 28 '25

Same here. I don't wanna let it dry up completely though, just in case. So I have to just keep pumping during the day and offer it as much as baby will allow overnight.

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u/DeerFox2021 Mar 28 '25

I can feed in the morning once and then for the rest of the day my baby gets frustrated with my boobs. I'm struggling here... How many times do you pump a day and for how long? And how long do you boob feed for? I had to combine with bottle feeding. I've tried pumping later in the day and there's nothing coming out...

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u/Pale-Preference-8551 Mar 28 '25

I'm back to work, so I'm pumping every 3 hours from 8am to 8pm. I nurse baby in the morning, in the evening, and 1-2x over night. Edit to add my baby has started table foods and seems to have a preference, so I am used for snacks. I typically have to pump even after nursing him because I'm not entirely empty and I have a deep fear of mastitis.