If you are a mother with
a smaller milk storage capacity (this isn't necessarily related to the size of your breasts) or if you have a medical condition such as PCOS, Diabetes, Insufficient Glandular Tissue or Thyroid conditions that may make your milk supply more fragile, night feeds may need to continue for many months for you to maintain your milk supply and for your baby to thrive.
If you have
a smaller milk storage capacity, a vulnerable milk supply, a baby who is distracted or busy during the day, or a baby who has any sort of feeding issue such as low muscle tone or perhaps a tongue tie that affects how effectively he feeds, your baby may take less milk at each feed so he will need more feeds over a day (and night) to get his «quota».
Not exact matches
A mother with a
smaller storage capacity, however, will need to nurse baby more often to satisfy baby's appetite and maintain
milk supply since her breasts will become full (slowing production) more quickly.
Moms with large or
small storage capacities can produce plenty of
milk for baby.
I don't know of any research showing that a baby would get more
milk if a mother didn't have let down than a mother who had a
smaller storage capacity.
Those with a
smaller storage capacity must remove
milk frequently to maintain an adequate
milk supply.
Small breast
milk storage capacity: you are providing enough breast
milk to keep your baby full and happy (a baby consumes a standard 30 ounces of breast
milk a day) but need to feed more frequently than other moms.
This is in part because if their mother has a
small «breast
storage capacity» and tries to sleep train her baby, her
milk production will slow, along with her baby's growth.
Her
storage capacity: Some women have greater
milk -
storage capacity, and their babies may be able to go longer between feedings without affecting the volume of
milk; women with
smaller «containers» may suffer in terms of supply if their breasts aren't emptied more often.