I'm a mess!!!

[mom2ken1cam2]

Just need to vent and ask for some encouragement/advice...PLEASE! I'm a low supply/EPing mama and have been taking DOM. It helped to increase my supply quite a bit, but I still have to supplement some My problem is that I think the DOM is messing with my cycle. I'm having some crazy periods every 2 weeks: I'm usually very regular and we chart for Birth control so this is throwing me for a big loop!! Also, are there any others out there on DOM. Have any of you had side effects from it. I think it's all in my head b/c one LC scared the pants off of me about taking it! Does it affect your heart or something...Please tell me I just need to chill out and relax! I think I'm way too emotional over all of this and feeling bad about not being able to nurse my ds! I'm going on 4 1/2 months EPing and would love to continue...any advice or encouragement would be greatly appreciated!

[TurboClaudia]

sorry about the LC freaking you out... she needs to do her research, because the affecting your heart thing applied to IV doses at high levels. go here for more info: http://www.drjacknewman.com/index.ph...d=41&itemid=71 or here: http://www.drjacknewman.com/index.ph...d=42&itemid=72

you can do it! how is your babe doing with taking the breast? any latching/sucking/taking the breast? on the EPing...

i took dom but i didn't have my cycle back at the time, so i can't offer any insight about that.

~claudia

[melbb]

I take Dom and the only side effect I have is feeling more hungry. I have not gotten AF back yet, so I cannot comment on that.

[mom2ken1cam2]

TurboClaudia~
No luck on ds taking the breast...I've offered and he shows no interest whatsoever! You are such an encouragement...you always pop up at the right times to offer me good, sound advice! Thanks for that! I don't know if you knew, but we had ds evaluated and he has weak oral motor so we've been working with him doing some exercises. He has been doing better on the bottle (not as much clicking), but won't take the breast at all. I even tried to offer with a nipple shield and still no luck : ( THANKS AGAIN!

[Mommy2Jackson]

I took DOM too when ds was younger and I didn't notice any side effects really. I wasn't having any periods and still am not, so I can't offer any advice there.

I am glad that DOM is helping you.....I tried every herb and even Reglan (which made me crazy) and nothing helped. My ds would nurse though and he use to nurse practically all day and night, but my supply never went up. The LC I saw liked DOM but said they can't get it from the pharmacy they use to and that there wasn't much more I could do.....we found NO reason for low supply either. So I got on here and found somewhere to order it (from NZ) and it was my lifesaver. I took it for about 4 months and am now off of it and doing good. So that being said we never did figure out what caused my supply to drop.

I think it was being so stressed out....ds had reflux, colic, food intolerances....he use to scream most all of the day if we hasn't nursing. You would think since he nursed 24/7 I'd have a huge supply.....when I had to give him formula it use to break my heart and I hated it. I was also working out of the home 2 days a week and I use to stress about not having enough milk......I totally drove myself nuts about it and found when I told myself if he gets formula then he gets formula....I AM doing the BEST I can and he is getting most all breastmilk and that is much more then most get. Still I was mad that I couldn't even feed my own baby.....you know the feelings.....so just try try try to not be hard on yourself or worry about if he gets formula. When I finally relaxed about it.....it was easier to get it back up.

You are such a good mama and you are doing everything you can and you are dong such an amazing thing EPing for your babe. If you ever want to vent or talk or have any questions feel free to pm me.