LEPTADEN!!!

I have over 6 and a half ounces of *my* milk in the fridge right now, already enough for both supplemental feedings, and it's only 10:30am. About half of that amount was pumped last night, but still. I've never had more than 2 or 3 ounces in the fridge at once before.
Oh, did I not mention, I've been able to drop a supplemental feeding?
We used to do a feeding with the SNS around 11 am, around 3pm, and at 8 pm. This weekend, we were out of the house all afternoon, and though I brought the SNS with me just in case, we didn't need to use it. I just nursed her in the wrap, and she was satisfied!

Tonight, I'll be on a radio show called "Maternally Yours," talking about donor milk. Will you be listening in? The show's at 6:00pm EST, and you can listen to the live broadcast here!
I will also post the podcast after the show, in case you miss it.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Leptaden!

So, someone posted a link about an ayurvedic medicine from India called Leptaden. It made to be used during pregnancy if one is prone to miscarriage, pre-term labor, or stillbirth. It's also used for insufficient or absent lactation. So, of course, I couldn't resist, and I ordered some. And it is helping! My supply has gone up a bit since I've started using it. I used to have really low supply in the afternoon, getting barely half an ounce per pumping session, now I get close to an ounce! It hasn't been a miracle cure, but it has made a difference.

Almost 11 months old! Still a boobah girl.

Supplemented only 2 ounces (over two feedings) of formula today. Offered more, but she refused it.
In other news, pumping every hour is not only hard, but nearly impossible. I just ordered a new galactogogue all the way from India... I know, I know. But I will never be satisfied until I have tried every. single. thing.

I managed to give her 8 oz. of my own pumped milk today. 2 of the ounces, I pumped late last night. The rest were from today. I don't know if I'll be able to survive staying up until 1 a.m. every night to get that last pumping session in. I need some sleep, too!

Maybe, just maybe, the leptaden (aryuvedic medicine for milk production) will give me the boost I need, and I won't have to pump every hour. Or maybe I should ride the domperidone train again. Well, first, I'm going to see how well the leptaden works for me.

Well, I'm off to pump!