Sweet little Noah passed away on March 9th at 7 months old, five weeks after leaving our family. We are heartbroken and devastated but we have complete faith that all who love him, including our family and his sweet birth family, will get to see and be with him again someday. We have felt him … Continue reading Noah’s Passing
For any who didn't know, I induced lactation earlier this year for an adoption that didn't work out. I started in February or March and made it about a month until I HAD to pump because my milk kept letting down. Then I took a break in May and picked back up until we learned that adoption … Continue reading Why Noah Won’t Be Breastfed
We've hit a bit of a roadblock with pumping. Here is the latest...I stopped taking the Domperidone. The protocol for adoptive breastfeeding recommends continuing with Domperidone as long as you're trying to produce milk. My supply was doing pretty well so I decided to finish out the amount I had, stop taking it and then … Continue reading AB Update: Change of Plan
* "AB" is Adoptive Breastfeeding for anyone who's late in coming to the "Jessica is inducing lactation" party*First, I realized the other day that I never said what pump I'm using. We have a Medela electric double pump. I think the specific kind is the Freestyle. So when I say "I pumped for 20 minutes" … Continue reading AB: Update and some things you might wonder about
Sorry for those of you who are tired of the breastfeeding update but that's what life is right now :)Yesterday I was reminded how exhausting and time consuming pumping is. I pumped every three hours, which when you count in that it's 20 minutes of pumping its more like every 2 1/2 hours. Pump at … Continue reading Adoptive Breastfeeding Update (Apr 11)
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