I am so happy to say that I have met my goal that I set
earlier this week! It is day five. Every time I have pumped today, I have been
able to fill the bottom of the bottle. I originally set this goal to be met at
the end of week one. It is very encouraging to have met it before the week has
come to a close. I am now expressing big fat drops of milk and both of my
nipples spray a bit when I pump. My breasts feel fuller as well. My new goal, for the
end of week two, is to pump 2 ounces in 24 hours.
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| Day Three - 24 hour period |
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| Day Four - 24 hour period |
I have been taking the Fenugreek since day two and my armpits
smell like maple syrup! I remember reading that they would smell this way if I
were taking enough, but I was still surprised when I caught a whiff. My husband
came home and I said, “Eric! Smell my pits. Do it. Trust me.” He came up and
stuck his nose where it counts and exclaimed, “MAPLE SYRUP!” And we cracked up.
On Wednesday, I picked up my prescription for Reglan. I was
not so sure about taking it at first, especially after seeing a significant
increase in my milk supply without it. However, I have decided that I am going to
do everything I can to get my milk supply up as fast as possible, and if Reglan
will help in that process, then it’s worth risk of side-effects.
I was expecting this to be a very stressful experience, but
I’m having so much fun. I am more and more encouraged with each day that passes
and I feel so optimistic.
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| Giving Finnegan my breast when he is fussy. He always calms down right away and usually falls asleep! Boobie magic. |
I like the "boobie magic". The progress is very encouraging. Good job Babe!
ReplyDeleteYou're doing an awesome job Nicole!
ReplyDeleteAmazing Nicole :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope you will repost the link to your blog every week or so on babycenter. Your story is fantastic! So many moms come on there asking, "can I do this?" and I always wonder how their experience went. I'm glad to be able to see yours is going so well! Congratulations! On a sidenote, I have taken Reglan with two different nurslings. The side effects can be pretty rough. Have you considered domperidone? Good luck on your continued success!
ReplyDeleteYes, I've heard of domperidone! I'm taking my chances with Reglan. It seems to be helping tremendously. I have been taking it for 10 days and I haven't experienced any negative side-effects. Thanks for the info. :)
DeleteGreat job i was a successful at re lactating as well i would also look into Domperidone as well, its cheaper to get overseas as most doctors in the us wont prescribe it, this will help you in the long scheme of things seeing as it can be taking over a long period of time and slowly weaned down. MOST relactators find that they will have to continue to take the medication for the length of the journey until weaning. i dont want to be bad news bear of but you will probably see a decrease once you are off reglan, so far what i have seen of your progress is amazing, my daughter was 4 months when i started i had a full supply within a month. we started nursing again and she killed it some reason my boobs like pump no baby but we did sucessfully relatate for 5 months it was the best thing i ever did. if you would like to chat and compare stories you are welcome to email me at chellybeanboutique@yahoo.com Good luck and i wish you all the best
ReplyDeleteI'm lucky enough to not have had a decrease in my supply since stopping the medication. :) It HAS plateaued, though.
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