My DD fed from both sides, but my right was always her fave. It was the side that she fell asleep on better too. Recently she told me that the left has "cow milk" in it, but the right has "mummy milk". Now, she only feeds once a day, and she always go to the right.
In saying this, both sides have nourished 2 children and the milk from both is awesome quality
I haven't been a big expresser, but have noticed that my milk can look quite different on different days. More 'cream', different colours etc. It's never worried me, cos when baby feeds at the breast i can't see what the milk is like and they never have a problem with it.
The fuller your breast, the lower the percentage of fat there is. That's really the main difference, but it does vary a bit at different times of day, et. It's totally normal for different breasts to make different amounts - most mums have a "good" side.
There's nothing actually wrong with the milk that has less fat, btw, it's all good. A lot of times mums worry about fat content and hindmilk and duration/frequency of feeds, but research tells us that whether your baby has lots of small feeds, or a few large feeds, they still all get the same amount of fat in the end. So if your baby is doing well, there's generally no need to worry about the milk - you just feed when they want to feed and it works out.
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