Home Forums Induced Lactation aka Adoptive Breastfeeding Medical Interventions to Induce Lactation/Increase Milk Supply Hi! I'm Jenny. My story and a question...

Hi everyone, I am happy to have found this forum. I started the NG protocol in January for an Ethiopian adoption this year, and just recently found out we will be adopting twins. WOW!!

I am taking Yasmin, and at about 5 weeks on protocol I started spotting which soon turned into a very light almost menstrual-type flow. Since then the spotting has been off and on, mostly on. That kinda sucks, but I sure was glad to read on other posts here that it's normal. I was wondering!

From about the 3rd week on I started noticing breast changes. They are larger, fuller and tender, and when I use the manual expression technique just for kicks I immediately am able to express a few drops of clear, to clear-with-some-white fluid from each breast. COOL! Now I know from the protocol and also reading some posts here that I am not supposed to express until I stop the BCP. I read that expressing "confuses your body", but I'm wondering, does anyone know a more medical or scientific explanation why not to express?

It's reassuring to see those drops of milk every once in a while and I'm just wondering... "Why not?"

Thoughts?

Right now the part of the protocol you are on is designed to be developing the milk making apparatus in your breasts. Just like when a body is pregnant through the last half of the pregnancy this is taking place. You are tricking your body with the protocol into thinking it is pregnant so that when you stop taking the bcp and keep on with the dom the milk production will begin. Just like it does once a pregnant woman gives birth. By expressing now you are confusing your body from building the milk ducts to producing the milk. I know that is not quite scientific but it is the best explanation I can give.

BTW Congratulations on your pending twins.

Glad to see you here!
Hugs,
Mindy