Home Forums Induced Lactation aka Adoptive Breastfeeding Natural Methods to Induce Lactation/Increase Milk Supply Using only herbs & which formula to put in Lactaid

Hi all- My husband and I plan to adopt a baby domestically in the next few
months. I also have a bio son who is now 8 that I nursed for many years. I am
very eager to nurse our adopted baby but I do have some constraints. I'm not
interested in pumping ahead of time and I'm not interested in using Domperidone.
I realize that this will cut down on the amount of milk I am able to produce.
We will be adopting a newborn who will likely be 2-4 days old when we first get
her (definitely less than 2 weeks old). I have so many questions!

I see all sorts of info on the web about how to use Domperidone but very little
on a protocol for someone using only herbs. Can someone guide me? I hear about
fenugreek - lots of it - but how much? When? Then Blessed thistle to decrease
side effects from fenugreek - but not too much or it will decrease supply? How
much and when of that? How soon before getting baby should I start the herbs?

Finally, I'm wondering what in the world to put in the supplementer. Which formulas are best? I'm interested in organic. Someone I know mentioned making
homemade formula from goat's milk. Does anyone have a recipe for that? How do
I choose?

Thanks so much for any help you guys can give!

-Tamara

Tamara, welcome! The herbs fenugreek and blessed thistle are both milk makers. Fenugreek being the primary. This is the dosage Fenugreek 500-700mg 3 caps 3x a day Blessed Thistle 300-400mg 3 caps 3x a day
Asa for formula, I don't know. I used Good Start with my DD 7 years ago. Things have changed and there are so many more choices now. I would probably personally go for an organic formula. But really my first choice would be to find donor milk. Nona here runs a program matching mother to mother. It isn't suggested to make your own formula, to difficult to get the nutrition down.

Laurie- Thanks for your note & dosage info. Where can I find out about the program to match to a donor milk mom?

Thanks again!
-Tamara

Contact Nona you can see her profile here http://www.asklenore.info/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&User=9
She is the one who runs this program.

Thank you! I will contact her.
-Tamara