Starting to feed from one breast ?

I'm breastfeeding my 10.5 month old son (along with solids 3x a day he has 3-4 bf a day). I've noticed this past week that he only feeds from one side in the am (usually has both sides) I wait about 1/2hr to offer the other, because I'm afraid he's not drinking enough and still doesn't seem to drink much. Has anyone else gone through this and why is he deciding to do this?

Answer:
He is most likely not hungry enough to nurse from both sides. Also, babies sometimes go thru spurts where they eat alot then not as much as they grow. Alternating sides each feeding will keep both side producing evenly. If you get uncomfortably full, pump the full breast and freeze the milk. He should be starting to use a sippy cup so you could thaw it and give it to him that way too.
Many babies develop a preference to one side or the other. Keep track of how many wet diapers he has, if he has at least six to ten wet diapers in a day then he's drinking enough.
Most start getting more comFortable on one side than the other, so regardless it's just important to switch sides.
Some babies often just develope a preference for one breast, or if that's not the case, are much more effective eatters by that age. Try pumping the breast he doesn't want after he gets done eatting, if you're becoming engorged or extra full on that side.
My baby was doing this, turns out the one side had a yeast infection, so check for that too.

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