With frequent feeds, good positioning, great latch, and an understanding
of breast storage capacity, engorgement is not normally a problem in the early days and it signals a healthy milk supply.
This second basic dynamic refers to a physical characteristic known
as breast storage capacity, which varies among mothers.2 This physical difference explains why feeding patterns can vary so much among mothers and why one breastfed baby does not need to breastfeed at night while another one does.
Your breast storage capacity and your magic number.
Your breast storage capacity is the amount of milk your breasts can hold when they are completely full.
Your individual comfort level,
breast storage capacity, and work situation may allow for more, or less, flexibility.»
Breast storage capacity is the amount of milk your breasts contain in your milk - making glands at their fullest point of the day.