This is a long overdue post. So...lets keep this as momento.
We expected the baby 2 months before she was born. If we do things correctly, I should start induce lactation process by this time. But, my father does not allowed both his daughters to breastfeed the baby. Because it can change the shape of our breast. Since we both are not married yet, so he really concern about the future. That left us with two option:-
1. Let my future sister in law breastfeed the baby
2. My mother will try to induce lactation
The first option is rejected. My future sister in law is quite a shy person and we respect her choice. So, my mother try to induce lactation.
But, instead of starting early, she start when the baby is already 2 months old. Then, because of medical issue and fatigue, my mother give up. At this moment, my father still does not allowed us to try induce lactation. However, when the baby is 6 months old and we realize the inconvenient this may cause, my father allowed me to induce lactation.
Now my breastfeeding journey began.
The first three months I consume 6 domperidone each day. But only pumping regularly in the first week. Regularly means every two hours. But, occupied with the baby and thesis, I stop pumping and just do hand expression thrice a day. This brought the result of the first 6oz after 4 months. Then, I continue hand expression and get my next 5oz. By this time, the baby is more than 1 years old. I stopped doing hand expression and pumping and always skipping my domperidone after my thesis hit the worst case. I am verry occupied with my thesis and taking care of the baby that I did not have any spare time to relax and do induce lactarion at all. Which cause my milk supply to drop to 0. Now, at 1 years 10 months I am trying again, with the goal of 4x7oz breastmilk supply in 2 months, before 21 Oct 2022.
My new journey start with
1. Me taking 3 domperidone each day for 2 weeks. No hand expression and pumping at this moment.
2. Start pumping every two hours on the third weeks.
3. Start increasing my domperidone to 6 pieces each day on the second day of my third weeks.
4. Start taking momma milkboster pills 2 pieces each day on the same day.
Now the results...
Day 1 of pumping regularly = 0 drop
Day 2 of pumping regularly = 0 drop
Day 3 of pumping regularly and increasing domper and momma = 1 drop after hand expression
Day 4 of pumping regularly and increasing domper and momma = 0 drop after hand expression
Day 5 of pumping inarregularly because of picnic trip and increasing domper and momma = 2 drop after hand expression
Day 6 of pumping inarregularly because of housekeeping work, 1 domper on the morning and 2 for evening and momma = 1 drop without hand expression
Long way to go...
