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Hi there. I'm new to the forum so just wanted to say a big hello from "down under". We have a baby due in June via Tradtional surrogacy. I have been on the Yasmin and Dom for aobut 9 weeks now, and am finding the Yasmin very difficult to handle, with the hormonal mood swings, and heightened emotional state really letting me know that I am on the protocols. Is it possible to stop the Yasmin before the 6 weeks till due date, that is recommended? Ideally I would like to come off the BC when we hit 30 weeks, which is only a couple of weeks away, so that I can try and maintain some sort of equilibrium emotionally. What pumping regime should I follow if I do this, given that I would then be pumping for 10 weeks?

Thanks everyone.

Hi Bernice, Welcome and congrats on your upcoming arrival.
You can stop the bcp anytime and start pumping. But the longer you are on it the better your success. If you do stop it in a couple weeks just start pumping as you would for a newborn approx every 3 hours during the day and once in the night. Being on the pumping schedule will help establish a supply before your little one arrives. Pumping for 10 weeks will be tough but you can do it. I would stay on the protocol for as long as possible though. When in June is she due?

Hi there, and thank you for your reply. Baby is due mid June, somewhere around the 17 - 21st June. Scan dates vary slightly from conception date, so we are just expecting her sometime that week :0).

There is a chance that we may need a caesarian as she has a low lying placenta, we will know more in a couple of weeks after our next scan. So if a c-section is needed, then due date will be beginning of June.

What if you stayed on the protocol for 3 more weeks which would put you in mid April. That would also mean you had 3 months on the protocol which is good. Then you could start pumping and storing your milk until baby arrives. It would give you a minimum of 6weeks pumping if baby is delivered via c-section in early June or a bit longer if she comes natural.

I started pumping 8 weeks prior and found it very difficult to maintain for that long...just my opinion:)

Hi there and thanks once again for the replies. I can imagine that pumping 3 hourly for that long, would become a bit of a grind, despite the best of intentions, so I have reconsidred coming off the Yasmin too soon. I will look at sticking with it until the end of April, and by then we will know if we are looking at a c-section or not. Once the baby is feeding, do I continue to pump to keep the supply up until she establishes her own quantities?

You probably won't have to pump after baby arrives. Since you will have milk established already once she is nursing your body will respond to the demand and your supply should increase as her demand goes up. Sometimes we suggest pumping after feeds but only if the milk isn't already there. So basically we just wait to see how things go once baby gets here.

Things seem to have settled down quite a bit lately, which is lovely not having the big mood swings. My breasts don't feel tender anymore, but still feel heavier, so I'm hoping this is still a good sign. I have tracked down a supplementary feeding system (medela one) just incase I need to use it as I was concerned about confusing her with a bottle.... I have bought some bottles which simulate the breast in shape, size and feel, (Tommee Tippee closer to nature) but am interested in hearing how others found going between breast and bottle. Our lovely lovely surrogate went and had a 4D scan done as a surprise for us, so we could 'meet' our little girl before the big day, what a buzz it was to see her little face.

Hi Bernice

Great to find you in here! Those mood swings on the Yasmin sound as though they have been really hard going!

This is my first post in here - I have been having a look around whilst I get ready to begin the induced lactation protocol.

I am really looking forward to your baby shower soon.

I am going to go and put up a post to introduce myself now.

xxx

Clarissa

Yay.... awesome that you are here too Clarissa... the kiwi team is growing xxx