Home Forums Induced Lactation aka Adoptive Breastfeeding Medical Interventions to Induce Lactation/Increase Milk Supply Lack of Any Breast Changes

Yay!
Jennifer

Today is day 8 of pumping after hormones and durning hand expression I got a spray of milk!
It seems as though the Progress of drops, dripping, and sprays of milk, take the same order after hormones as it does just using natural methods. The difference is it moves along faster. When I just used natural methods I did not get to sprays of milk until 8 weeks.

Medication and herbs that I am taking...
150 mg domperidone
Fenugreek 2 , 3x a day
Blessed thistle 2, 3x a day
Alfalfa. 3, 3x a day
More milk special blend
by Motherslove 2, 3x a day
Lots of water
The first few days I tried giving up my coffee and it's a no go. So I do drink 2 cups of coffee a day and it has not seemed to affect anything. It may be counteracted by all the water I drink.

Today is day 10 of pumping,
I am in getting 1 mL out of each breast at each pumping!
When I was using natural methods for months I did not get this much ever. I hope it keeps increasing.!!!!
Our baby boy will be here on Friday. I will be using Supplemental nursing system.

Sounds great!
Jennifer

Congratulations!

Today is day 16 of pumping and I still am not getting any more then 1 mL from each breast. Our baby arrived three days ago and I've been using the supplemental nursing system with him. I hope that nursing him will help increase my supply.

The Doctor also gave me some Oxytocin nasal spray to help with lactation and my let down. It does not seem to have made a difference.

Getting so discouraged. I am still just getting about 1 mL maybe a little more after each pumping. Even with our son Nursing using supplemental nursing system. I thought it would help the supply. It has only been a week with him nursing but three weeks of pumping. I am so tired it is really hard keeping up with everything. I am not giving up though just getting discouraged. My doctor has given me and oxytocin nasal spray to help with milk let down if that is the problem I have noticed slightly more.

Colette - your story sounds so similar to mine. I think that for some people this
just doesn't work for whatever reason. Unfortunately people don't talk about the failures so it seems like it should always work. Giving up also feels so disappointing after everything you have invested (emotionally and financially) into induced lactation.

At 6 weeks I gave up after not getting more than 7 ml/day and then decided to restart the protocol for 3 months. My daughter will be almost 6 months old before I know if it worked or not. I am not holding out much hope

I think that the over 35 progesterone only protocol is particularly ineffective for some people. My dr suggested a modification on the regular one and is holding out hope that i will see better results with that one.

Do you know for sure that he isn't getting anything while he is nursing with the SNS? Are you using the Lactaid or the Medela? I wonder if you have more when he is nursing and you just don't know it. Is there any seediness to his bm's?

Sorry you are having such a difficult time.
Jennifer