Fed Is Best
So in my last post, I mentioned that I am nursing Rudi. Lots of people are surprised and amazed by this, and to be honest, so am I. It turns out that all adult women, whether or not they've given birth, can in theory produce breastmilk. Breasts and mammary glands work on a feedback loop: if your body thinks you need milk, it will produce milk! Crazy, hey? Before Rudi was born, I saw my doctor and followed this protocol w hich has been developed to help other moms of babies born via surrogate or adoptive moms who know when their babe is arriving. How it worked for me is: I took the birth control pill straight through (no breaks) from 12 weeks gestation till about 34 weeks gestation to mimic pregnancy. At the same time I was taking domperidone (which sounds like 'Don Perignon', which would be WAY MORE FUN) to stimulate my milk makers into getting ready. At 34 weeks gestation (after one last camping trip!), I quit taking the birth control and started pumping, using a high q