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My husband and I are adopting. The baby is due January 12th. Yeah! I was able to breastfeed our biological child 9 years ago and hope to breastfeed this one as well. Since Dec. 13th, I've been taking Blessed Thistle and Fenugreek as well as pumping. I just got domperidone via mail so I will begin tomorrow. Yesterday after pumping, I started producing kind of a crust like substance (like the sleep in your eyes inthe mornings). Then today, it was more like a sticky brownish substance. Is this normal? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
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Congratulations on your impending placement. I hope you have a wonderful breastfeeding experience.
I'll let the experts here answer the question about your first drops.
Karie
Domestic Adoption Program
Girl, born Sept. 19, 2005
Girl, born Aug 8, 2001
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Yes, that is normal. It is like cleaning out the lines. It should get lighter in color before it becomes that clearish white milk. Just keep up the pumping.
Laurie~Craig's wife~Mom to 4 blessings nurtured at the breast CJ(24)Travis(21)Beka~adopted(9)Rab(6)
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Lalle's right, we call this "rusty pipe" milk. It should transition to white milk soon. Please keep us posted on your progress.
Best,
Lenore Goldfarb, Ph.D.,CCC,IBCLC
Wife to Rob, Mom to Adam aged 13, and Ethan aged 9, both born via GS and breastfed via Regular Newman-Goldfarb Protocol.
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Thanks for clearing that up for me. That makes me feel a lot better because it is really important to me to breastfeed.
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It did get lighter in color and now it's milky! YEAH! I am just producing little droplets though. Will the amount increase?
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Yes, just keep pumping. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> You need to be pumping roughly 8 times a day every 3 hours during the day and at least once during the night.
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I have been pumping 4 weeks and I am still just getting drops even though I am pumping every 3 hours and once, sometimes twice, at night.I'm taking Fenugreek, Blessed Thistle, and Domperidone. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> The adoptive baby is due January 12th.
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do you have a lact-aid system? Using that while nursing will help bring in your supply as well as pumping right after nursing as well.
Do you feel like your breasts are full or heavy? Are you eating oatmeal and getting enough fluids?
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Yes, my breasts do feel full and sometimes heavy. I can tell when it's been 3 hours. I 'm not familiar with a lact-aid system. Where could I get information on this? I am drinking a lot of fluids but need to eat more oatmeal. Thanks for letting me know what else I can do. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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