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Offline Nisi

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Empty breast or not?
« on: October 16, 2009, 09:41:03 am »
How do I know when my 6 week old has emptied a breast? I squeeze my breast a bit and milk always comes out even after 30-40 mins. Thanks.
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Offline carasmom

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Re: Empty breast or not?
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2009, 18:29:53 pm »
Good question!  I'll be interested to hear what others say.  My LO acts uninterested or unlatches, so I switch to the other side, but I am convinced she would get more hindmilk if she'd stay latched on a while since I can still express some easily by hand.
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Re: Empty breast or not?
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 02:36:00 am »
My doctor told me that the breast will never actually empty as it is constantly making milk, so even if you have been feeding on one side for 30+min you would still be able to express by hand. My lo usually feeds 10-20min per side and like pp says he acts uninterested or gets fussy so I switch sides.
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