What's wrong with the left?

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I need some help here mommies I'm exclusively breastfeeding my son and he is great at nursing he's only about 2 weeks old, in the hospital he favored my left breast but still nursed off of both, the past 2 days I've noticed he will latch onto my right and stay and nurse but he won't latch onto the left and if he does its only for a minute, he will suck a little bit an open his mouth but won't latch. Does anyone have any tips or anything to help me out or know why he might be doing this?

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Thank you ladies it helps to know there just wasn't something wrong with me. I tried to pump on the left side and then nurse him and low and behold he latched on lol I guess it was just too full for him

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OMG! Yes! It happened to me when my baby was 4 weeks old, she is now 16 weeks old and she still refuses to eat from my left. There are many reasons for this:
  One reason can be that when the milk comes it comes with way too much pressure and the baby is chocking. What you can try is pumping a bit out of the breast before you nurse.
   Another reason can be the position you hold the baby at that breast. Can see swallow  easily? For example  If your baby is on her back and you just turn her had to latch on then she will not be able to swallow easily. Always make sure that she is in a proper position. If you don't know for sure then change the position. For example if she doesn't breastfeed while you cradle her, does she breastfeed while laying down on her side in bed? You can always Google the proper positions or go to a breastfeeding clinics (is any available ).
  Another reason can be neck problems (like mine has). This can be from bad posture in the belly, not sleeping in a good position or sleeping too long in a position.. ..  Mine sleep around 12 hours/night and I have to always change her positions. But because she still have neck pain she can't breastfed from that breast no matter the position. 
  Good luck hun I hope this helps.

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Most of us have a side that produces a lot and one that doesn't produce as much. The side that doesn't produce as much takes more work so they favour the other side. I tackled it head on and nursed from that side, for the most part, for a few days. The more it's drained the more it will produce.
Totally agree with what the other pp's said too. A lot of babies get soar necks from being in utero or from delivery and mom doesn't realize it. A chiropractor helped my dd. find one that specializes in infants and they can access baby to see if they have tender area.

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Mine had a sore neck so I tried the football position and she latched on

What's wrong with the left?

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