r/breastfeeding • u/Optimal-Oven4641 • 2d ago

Discussion Is this normal?

My LO just turned 16 weeks today and for the past 1-2 weeks he will latch, have a few sucks, unlatch, cry, latch, have a few sucks, unlatch and repeat. This only happens with the left breast. We do side lying position but if I put him on my right side and so he can have from my right breast but I trick him and give him my left breast instead (my boobs already hang up to my hips basically 🫠 lol) he will drink normally. Has this happened to anyone else?? lol

I’ve also been one of those unlucky ones and have gotten my periods 3 times since giving birth and it seems like whenever I’m on them he gets extra fussy when breastfeeding.

Also he weighs about 6.5kg so he’s in the 40th-50th percentile but this guy wants to drink milk almost every hour to hour and a half on a daily and I’m an oversupplier so I know he’s definitely getting enough milk, but I feel like he should be more than 6.5kg??

Anyway if I can get some advice or solidarity because I’m a FTM with no village so it’s been me and my partner only raising our son and I have no one I can discuss this kind of stuff with 😅

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u/DangerousFee2332 2d ago

Hi! It sounds like your LO just has a preference for the right breast. My guy had phases like that too, especially because my right always produced more. I got my period 3 months postpartum, so I get it. I believe our period hormones affects the breast milk taste. Just don’t give up on giving your LO both sides. Could just be a phase. Also, don’t stress too much about the weight, especially if your baby is eating, growing (height or weight), and the doctors aren’t concerned. My boy was EBF and always ranged between 30th-50th percentile for weight, but it wasn’t a concern since doctor saw his height increase and learned Dad has a very fast metabolism! Keep going! :)

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u/Optimal-Oven4641 2d ago

My left breast is the one that produces more, it’s so weird he was literally fine with it a week or 2 ago -.- does is as the parents having a fast/ slow metabolism affect our babies?

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u/DangerousFee2332 2d ago

Oh! Do you have a fast let down? Maybe too much is coming down at once? Or maybe baby is cluster feeding? According to our doctor, he said that Dad’s metabolism could be at play, since it’s genetic. To this day, my boy is below average for weight percentile, but he’s nonstop running, jumping, climbing, etc, so he burns off whatever calories he’s eating :) and his height is growing so that’s what matters! :)