Well, I used yaz and was on accel protocol for exactly 8 weeks, pumped for 2 weeks before she was born (she surprised us by coming 2 weeks early). I feel like my supply built quite slowly...if you want major details I can look it up for you(day by day details). When she was born I was pumping 4 oz per day(that was after 2 weeks of pumping) and she weighed 5#12oz so I knew I needed about 12-15 oz to feed her so I supplemented with stored b/m with the Lact-aid (piece of advice:somehow try to practice with the lact-aid...don't try it for the 1st time in the middle of the night...have some surgical tape to tape it in place!). I happened to have 3000 oz of stored milk b/c we had been waiting 2.5 years and had 8 failed adoptions....just before this match I had tried to get pg for 8 mos, but before that had been pumping for 1.5 years waiting for the adoption to come through. So we traveled to TX with enough frozen milk to sustain her for 2 weeks, but once she was at the breast my supply really increased. I had to use the lact-aid to supl about 4 oz per day until she was about 4 mos old. (Now she is 9 mos old & weighs 24#s...all b/m!)
I really can't stress enough the on demand b-feeding...I mean if there was any chance she was hungry I latched her on...even if it was for a few moments...remember it's the FREQUENCY more than the duration. Co-sleeping is also a MAJOR benefit so baby can latch on any time , even "in her sleep". Babywearing is good too, to learn who she is...I wore her basically at all times in a peanut shell pouch sling...I thought of it as my 3mos pregnancy with her...I wanted her to know my smell, my voice, my movemnts.
Hopefully that helps! Any other topics/questions I 'd be glad to share with you! Adoption is such an emotional rollercoaster and I just wish you all the best. It really is all worth it...even after 2/5 years...even after 8 fell through...now I have my daughter.
WarmLLLy,
Mindy
