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So Im inducing lactation, it’s been a couple of weeks, I’m usually tens, pump, domperidone and herbs (as well as the occasional pair of lips) … just wondering for those of you who have been on this journey longer than me … what were your first signs of milk?
I was told last night that my left nipple tasted sweet and so I’m feeling all optimistic 😍
When I was trying to induce (gave up for a few reasons), I think first was noticable nipple changes, larger, longer, more sensitive. Then were the visible clear drops of liquid. I didn’t have a suckler so I don’t know about any taste changes. And that’s as far as I got at the time. Good luck to you!
For me it started with tingly sensations in my boobs. If you hand express post pumping, you will start to see clear fluid.
I get that tingly sensation all the time. It drives me nut, like good nuts, not bad nuts lol. I’ve had to come off domperidone I hope temporarily so that’s no doubt delaying my full milk. My nipples do be soaked and the flange has milk after each session though.
Where do I start? I’m 53. I started the journey of relactating over a year ago. I use Domperidone, I take Balance of Nature fruits and vegetables capsules (very expensive, but worth it!) I do this because with my job as a travel healthcare worker, I cannot always eat everything I need to eat so I can have a full days worth of necessary fruits and veggies. I drink TONS of water! I take Moringa, sunflower lecithin (after a horrific case of mastitis, this was life saver), and I pump constantly and hand express. I finally have milk but it wasn’t always that way. I remember when I first started and I felt so defeated! I started feeling the tingling in my breasts and then there was pain also because they were changing sizes. I have smaller breast so I felt every single change it seemed. I remember when I first started hand expressing and I had really thick pieces of white stuff coming out my nipples and then after that happened I had a lot of clear liquid which encouraged me and excited me! I then just continued the process day in and day out and then I finally started to produce milk. My milk is very sweet. I don’t get a lot of milk but I do get milk. I think I would have more milk if I had a partner. That’s how I induced. I want to produce more but I’m very happy with what I have. It was very hard work to get to this place! I’m proud of myself for my journey. Maybe I’ll find somebody one day to experience this with. 🙂
My pleasure!!! It’s always nice to know you’re not on the journey alone.
@juicyboobies why did you stop dom? I had no side effects until I started having heart palpitations so I had to stop unfortunately
It’s so ironic. I’d been feeling down about not much noticable increase in the side I’m relactating on in a couple weeks. I didn’t get a chance to pump yesterday except one am session, so thought for sure I had set myself back. Well production has doubled today! and I got my first spray in over a year and a half probably! I’m leaking through my shirt when I hand express, just incredible!!! Keep it up ladies, so worth it!
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