Hi, I am in a very similar situation to the other woman who posted about adoptive nursing, in that i am pumping about 1 oz a day, double pumping and using a hospital grade pump. i have tried fenugreek to increase my supply but it really bothered my stomach so i had to discontinue use. i am nursing my 18 mo old. she nurses a lot which keeps me pretty dry. i was having good success having her nurse my "dry" side, while i pumped my "good" side, but then she decided she didn't like being short-changed and now screams, "No pump! NO PUMP! Nurse other side!" and pulls out the tubing. so that's not working. i am not willing to take RX drugs, because i am extraordinarily drug sensitive and do not want to risk the side effects. also, the baby we are adopting will probably be about 6 mo old when she/he is adopted, so who knows whether or not the baby will take to breatfeeding at that age. i certainly plan to attempt it. i've tried cluster pumping and i try to pump several times a day, but i have a very active 3 1/2 year old AND 18 mo old and i am starting to resent the time commitment with minimal results. it's been 2 weeks of dedicated pumping with 1.5 oz being the BEST i've done! any advice???
thanks in advance!
rachel
thanks in advance!
rachel
