Home Forums Induced Lactation aka Adoptive Breastfeeding Medical Interventions to Induce Lactation/Increase Milk Supply Protocol Dilemma - Please help!!!

Hi Lenore,
I am struggling where to go from here. I have been on the protocol of Yasmin and Motilium since December 29th of last year. We are still waiting to adopt a newborn but nothing has come through yet. I also have MTHFR and antiphosphoid lipid syndrome so I really had a lot of thinking to do when I started the protocol. Due to my blood clotting issues, as you know it is not recommended that you take a bc pill. My doctor knew of my success at adoptive bfeeding when my son was born. I successfully nursed him exclusively for 1 year and was pumping close to 32oz a day prior to him being born. As a result of this success and my dr. knowing how badly I was to bfeed our next adoptive child, he reluctantly gave me the go ahead and support to proceed with the protocol.

Now I find myself 10 months into the protocol with no child in sight. As luck would have it as of last night I have run out of the Yasmin and my order is not yet here. I do have a friend who could supply me with some until mine come in however I am getting concerned with the length that I have been on the protocol. I essentially have 3 options ? 1 continuing the protocol, length unknown. 2 stopping and giving my body a break but risk getting that call and finding myself not prepared to bfeed or 3 start pumping but it could be months before a child comes.

I am really not sure how to proceed at this point and would love to hear your insight on this.

Thanks,
Lisa

I know you asked Lenore, I would suggest emailing her. My input is go off the protocol and pump. It takes a commitment though as you well know and that maybe difficult without a baby in sight. Nona will probably address this better than I can and like I said email Lenore directly.

Lisa,
Lalle is right. I can talk with you about long term pumping. I pumped for around 2 years. Literally. It does take time and commitment. But now that my daughter is here. She is still on my frozen milk and she is 3 months old. I have not even started on the donor milk. I found pumping to help me actually. I felt as I was doing something. You could stop the protocol and pump. Store as much as you can.. donate the rest. You will be doing something for your future baby. There were times I dreaded pumping. But the thought of a baby kept me going. I did my pumping while I was on the computer.. Sometimes in the SUV. But the important thing was I kept going. IF no baby is in sight for awhile.. you can donate and have the satisfaction of seeing another baby benifit from you. But I would NOT go off the protocol after all you have done and not pump. That would be such a waste! I hope I have helped..