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Hi everyone,
I have a question. My husband and I are in the process of finishing up our home study and I am 100% for breastfeeding but I am a bit unsure as to when to start.
At this time there is no baby in site, we are doing a domestic adoption. I have talked to docs, the health unit and I am in the La Le league and they are all telling me that I should start pumping now.
My problem with this is; I have no baby in site. I e-mail Doc Newman and he said maybe I should not start pumping because it could take 2 years to get a baby and who wants to pump for 2 years..
So I am torn, I have been told by everyone to start pumping and told by a wonderful doc maybe not yet...
My question is this, have you girls started pumping before you had a placement or did you wait?
Thanks so much
Amy
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Hi-I'm currently breastfeeding my son that we only had 23 hours notice to pick him up at the hospital! Prior to his surprise arrival I was taking birth control pills and domperidone daily, but not yet pumping. I'm now about 5 weeks into breastfeeding, and I am getting milk. Are you planning on taking any medication prior to pumping? Natalie
Congrats!! That is soooo great.. How much milk are you able to get now and are you using a bottle or aid? How long had you been on bc and dom.?
I would like to go on domperidone but I can not get a hold of it. I seen that i can get it online but im not sure how safe it is or which one i should go through. any advise you can tell me would be wonderful.. Thanks so much and congrats.. :0) I am sooo happy for you...
Amy
Thanks for the congrats! I was on the bcp and dom for a little over 35 days when he arrived, so not as long as I would have liked. From what I'm reading it seems like the longer someone is on the bcp and dom, a larger quantity of milk is produced. I am nursing with a lact-aid, which was annoying at first but now no big deal. I'm not sure how much milk I'm getting, because I'm nursing for 30-40 min and then pumping. When I pump I'm getting 1/2 oz., but I have no way to tell how much my son gets beforehand when he's nursing. He's really growing though! I ordered the dom online and had no problems. It did take 3 weeks to arrive as the website said. Once I had my son, I began to nurse with the lact-aid and pump afterwards (except at night, because I am too tired to pump). I had fat drops of milk within 7 days. Hope that helps! Keep reading the different adoptive breastfeeding websites- they are so full of good information!Natalie