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Breastfeeding
by dpollak2020, Jun 23, 2009 03:05PM
Does anyone here know:
Do breasts weigh significantly less after nursing? Is it ounce for ounce?
Meaning if the breast weighs 3 pounds and 2 ounces and someone nurses one ounce does it now weigh 3 pounds 1 ounce.
Does the milk regenerate while breast feeding. Therefore the breast will still weigh 3 pounds 1.5-2 ounces.
Do breasts weigh significantly less after nursing? Is it ounce for ounce?
Meaning if the breast weighs 3 pounds and 2 ounces and someone nurses one ounce does it now weigh 3 pounds 1 ounce.
Does the milk regenerate while breast feeding. Therefore the breast will still weigh 3 pounds 1.5-2 ounces.
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I was told by my lactation consultant that the breast is constantly producing milk. So I assume that even if the baby takes an ounce, it will not weigh exactly an ounce less since it is producing more milk as the baby nurses.
However, I can say, based on my personal experiences, that the breasts always felt much lighter after expressing milk.
It is impossible to really calculate how much you nurse in a session. YOu can really only go by how satiated the baby is.