does breast size have anything to do with milk production?

Breast size makes no difference at all. You might even be interested to know that the larger breasts a woman has, often the more difficult it is to nurse.

Instead of relying on breast size, or how much you pump from each side, here's a link that lets you compute how much you'll need to leave for baby:

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkcalc.html

I've been able to work full time and pump for two babies now, you can totally do it, just read up now.

Breast Size And Milk Production

In all honesty cup size really doesn't have much to do with it. My best friend had the same cup size as you and was nursing her twin daughters and actually had a third nursing as well when his mother had to take medications that would contaminate the milk and he wouldn't take a bottle.

Ideally a baby will eat the equivelant of 3 ounces per pound they weigh...so 30 ounces for a 10 pound baby.

Also realize that baby is getting a whole lot more milk in each sitting then what you could pump even with a hospital grade breast pump.

As soon as you begin releasing milk this causes a chain reaction of hormones that tells your body to make more milk. You never really run out though baby will act like that is happening when the flow slows down. So in effect your body will make however much you demand from it as long as you stay hydrated. The best thing for you to do is make sure you are using a high quality pump that is comfortable for you and after every nursing session when baby is done hook up to the pump. You won't get all that much the first few times but it will increase demand which tells your body to make more milk. The only warning I have is to be careful of getting engorged.

For some reason I rarely get engorged but my best friend had some serious problems with it if the twins slept through a feeding time.

Your breast create what your baby takes. So just say you run out in the beginning but continue to let baby nurse. That is stimulating more milk to be produced. When you compare a bottle of formula to the amount of milk a baby gets from the breast there is a big difference. Lots more formula. You can also tell a breast fed baby compared to a bottle fed baby. The bottle fed babies are a lot fatter.

I am a 36 DD and was unable to breast feed with my last child due to almost no milk production. On the other hand, one of my best friends was a small B cup prior to pregnancy and she breastfed with no problem for the first year of her sons life. I do not think that it really has anything to do with the size, the glands are the same no matter how large your breasts.

Sounds like you are having as much fun as I did! If breast size indicated how much milk you should get I should have been able to feed a nation. 2-4 hours is pretty good. Also if her weight is fine then she is fine.

Try pumping AFTER she nurses to increase your supply and freeze as much as you can, that way you can return to a normal diet sooner :)

Hi.. There is no diffrence in the size of the breast.. If U want to produce more milk then its good to drinka lot of milk & have non veg foods like fish etc.. This helps produce milk in the body,