Lazy Boob

[sweetpies]

Am I the only one who has one boob who has low productivity? I can get a good 4 ounces out of Righty, but Lefty will only give a little more than an ounce.

[mrsnorris]

Yep, but Left is the big producer. Left is also more volatile and is the one that got mastitis. Before nursing, my boobs were just boobs. Now I feel like they have personalities, sensitivities, preferences. I will never look at them the same way. But then, I'm weird.

[sjshark]

I do, but not such a big discrepancy. I get prob an ounce to two ounces more out of the right than the left on a regular basis

[shortermommy]

This is me too... Left boob pumps like a champion and right boob still acts like an amateur!!! Geez!!

[shevacc]

My right boob is the power boob, lol

[cdseno]

Jan 27, 2015 18:18:00 GMT -5 sweetpies said:

Am I the only one who has one boob who has low productivity? I can get a good 4 ounces out of Righty, but Lefty will only give a little more than an ounce.

Me. Exactly this. Mine started acting up after I got mastitis in the right with DS1 and it never evened back out. My boobs have been noticeably lopsided for almost 3 years.

[khopec]

My right boob usually produces an ounce or two more than lefty but lefty pumps a lot quicker so I feel they kind of even each other out.

[gahorseygal]

Jan 27, 2015 18:31:55 GMT -5 shortermommy said:

This is me too... Left boob pumps like a champion and right boob still acts like an amateur!!! Geez!!

My left is also crazy productive while the right slacks off.

[Courtniko]

My right used to produce a lot more, but a few months ago it all evened out somehow.

[cdseno]

[annbuhdan]

I have a loser lefty also. Wonder why that happens ...?

[lauraborealis]

Jan 27, 2015 18:31:55 GMT -5 shortermommy said:

This is me too... Left boob pumps like a champion and right boob still acts like an amateur!!! Geez!!

Exactly this. 

[jlynn62511]

My right is lazy and gets a clogged duct frequently! I had mastitis twice because of the clogged duct. Many times the left is empty and I have to keep pumping the right so I don't get a clog!

[Deleted]

Left boob is a chronic underproducer when I am pumping. Always. Right totally carries the team. If they were competing Left would be told to pack his knives and go.

But when I am actually breastfeeding, babe seems to prefer left. So I guess it evens out?

[Aaemommy]

Jan 27, 2015 19:19:41 GMT -5 messica said:

Lazy lefty over here. I started making LO nurse more on the left side and it helped even it out.

I did this too! It helped a lot.

[puffandstuff]

Lefty is my big producer. She still leaks when LO nurses on the right. She's an overachieving attention whore.

[jules1614]

Lazy left for me too.

[pineapplemae]

My lefty is a lazy bum too! There is a little size difference that bugs me to death. V prefers to eat from the right, so I try to pump on the left while she eats. Multitasking!

[Lestex]

My left side is more productive in general. When I was ovulating, I could always feel my left ovary and yes, lefty is the only one working hard for the money.

[Deleted]

My left side is my good side. I always thought it was because I sleep on my tummy with more of my weight on the right side. I also tend to get plugged ducts on that side.

[elaina22]

Jan 27, 2015 19:00:31 GMT -5 cdseno said:

And people think leggings are offensive. . .

[bobloblaw]

Leftie is my overachiever. Righty is much slower to produce and produces 1/2 an oz to an ounce less. However, righty is totally my jealous leaker.

[DVMmomma]

Jan 27, 2015 18:39:59 GMT -5 @Lemonpielover said:

I only clicked on this thread because I thought you were talking about my FI.

How is your FI anyway? I feel like there was a period there where we were going to send the Calvary to kick his ass

[HazyGrey]

My right is the boob in charge. Pumps 2x more usually. This is completely normal (obvi from all of us who have unequal boobies)

[davidbowiesbulge]

My left one is very lazy :/

[vk]

My right boob is an over producer and my left is lazy. But somehow they both get clogged ducts.

[Deleted]

Same here. Lazy righty. But I worry if I start to nurse more on the right then the left will have a hissy fit. Plus, LO prefers the left

[inaya]

Overachieving right side over here. My first pump at work today (granted, the last feeding a few hours earlier had been from the left), I got 5 ounces from the right and 2.5 from the left. The second pump I got about 1.5 from the left but most of the pumping time nothing was coming out of that side.

I feel like there must be a reason one side dominates - and why it's THAT side for each person - but I've never seen a reason why or been able to figure one out.

[silvermelody]

My LC said one boob tends to produce more and that it's pretty normal but as to which boob it is, there's no obvious reason.

The weird thing is that mine have switched! Way back in weeks 3-5 when I was pumping and supplementing it was righty that was power boob. I'd get maybe half an ounce out of lefty and 1.5 out of righty.

We've been EBF since about six weeks. Now I'm back to work and lefty is powerboob. Routinely putting out 1.5-2oz to vs 1oz or less from righty. Switcheroo!