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From: Jayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: Breastfeeding
> Jackie, here is some info I got from a friend - hope it helps:
>
>
>
> She should also be taking fenugreek and blessed thistle - and/or perhaps
> visit her doctor to get a prescription for domperidone to increase her
milk
> supply. Red Raspberry leaf tea too. Lots of fluids. She should be
> pumping/suckling a minimum of 12x per day - at least 80 minutes spread out
> throughout the day in order to establish a milk supply and maintain it. A
> few times a day is not going to do it. She should use a double electric
> pump that does not pain her when she uses it. Best of luck to them. What
> a fortunate child to have two such caring mothers.
>
>
> Jayne
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 8:17 AM
> Subject: Breastfeeding
>
>
> > Does anyone have any tips on establishing lactation for the non birth
> mother of a lesbian couple? I have found a few articles for adoptive
> breasfeeding and discussed stimulation by pumping and the baby suckling.
The
> birth mother is going to be home to feed till the end of the year and will
> then return to work and the other mother will then take care of the baby.
It
> is not imperative that she makes all of the milk as she will be able to
take
> the baby to the workplace of her partner but it would be helpful. I
> suggested that she would be able to do a few feeds during the day and then
> the birth mother could feed her when she gets home.
> > Thanks
> > Jackie
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