Breastfeeding moms: how can I stimulate milk production in one breast but not the other?

Mine were the same way. I swear my right boob wanted to raise my daughter all by itself. I tried nursing her as much as possible on the left boob, but I had to relieve my swollen right booby sometimes too, you know?

In principle, it's a matter of supply and demand. You can increase the flow in your less enthusiastic boob by nursing more there, but, unfortunately, I know of no way to get them even. I was lopsided the entire time I was lactating.

The more you pump the more your breasts will produce. If you want to reduce production in one breast you have to stop pumping so much from that side. Your breasts will produce as much as they think you need so as long as the demand is there it will keep producing. You can try to pump a little longer from the lower producing side and see if you can stimulate another let down. If you do have another let down only pump the lower producing side until empty and eventually the overproducing side will taper off a little. But if you are pumping enough milk and you aren't having problems with your appearance (one side larger than the other) I wouldn't worry too much about it. HTH

I'm glad you asked the question because I've had the same problem and by looking at the answers, a lot of women have encountered the same issue. One thing that I have noticed is that if you pump at a strong/higher level, the left produces more equal amounts to the right. Increase the suction strength and see if that helps.

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I have the same exact problem! My left seems to be shy when it comes to breastfeeding...lol. I started pumping more from my left than my right, but it still didn't even out. I guess that's just how our bodies are. As long as you're getting enough milk for your child, I wouldn't worry about it.

well your pumping the most from the right so that would stimulate it

but why would you want them to be uneven?

or is it that you want to fix the left side aswell

if so then start leaveing the pump on the left for longer, even if the milk isn't flowing it will increase eventually

I had the same problem I think. I had to pump full time for my son because he could not directly breast-feed. I tried just pumping the one breast and not the other, but that never worked. I really don't know if there is anything you can do.

if you feed the baby on one side the other side will dry up. sometimes women have problems producing milk and therefore they have to resort to bottle feeding.