Hi everyone,
I'm Kim, a 40 yo IM via TS (my sis is our ts). I have one bio daughter, 19 yo and 2 step (22 & 17). Dh and I have been married 14 years. We initially were fostering to adopt and after many heartbreaks took a year off to re-evaluate. At the end of that year, sis and I were talking and she immediately agreed to be our TS. The next month we were pregnant. Baby Abigail is due to be induced on August 1st (only 37 more days - woohoo!).
A bit of history: When I was 21 yo, I found out I had trophoblastic carcinoma (a cancer that feeds on the hormones that are produced from pregnancy). One of the results of that was a radical hysterectomy. DD was born 2 months prior to the discovery of the cancer. She was born with many many medical issues - I had hoped to bf but was unable due to her medical issues and couldn't after her surgeries because of the chemotherapy I was on. I have always felt so cheated

We got preggy in Nov'06 and I started preparing for abf in Feb '07. At this time, I started pumping. Within a few weeks, I began to take Blessed Thistle, Fenugreek, and the tincture from Mothers love for abf. I couldn't stand the taste of the tincture, so I ordered Goat's Rue and domperidone. I have been collecting very small amounts (less then .6 ml daily) in a syringe and freezing. I recently added Milk Thistle as well.
I really would like to take the bcp but because of my history I just can't take the risk of side effects. So, I guess I'm stuck with what I am doing unless someone has some more suggestions??
I have purchased a lactaid and the adiri breastbottles. Hopefully, when Abigail arrives we will have a wonderful time of bonding and maybe just maybe some production.
I look forward to joining in some of the conversations on here.
TIA
Kim