https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:59:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/relactation-anyone#post-626376 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:33:30 +0000 loveisstrange 626376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: Ah. :( That is rough. I'm sorry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/relactation-anyone#post-626367 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:23:08 +0000 anbanan15 626367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: @zippylef: Thanks ladies! I just looked it up online and it contains lactose and corn startch so I'm afraid it looks like it is out anyway. I actually had to stop all prenatals and medications before except a specific brand of my thyroid medication because nothing was safe. So hard with so many limitations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/relactation-anyone#post-626353 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:07:00 +0000 loveisstrange 626353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: Ah, good to know! I was under the impression you had to order it online if you were in the US. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/relactation-anyone#post-626349 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:03:25 +0000 rachiecakes 626349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: I got a prescription for it from my lactation consultant. I had to go to a compounding pharmacy. It wasn't covered by my health insurance and was expensive ($180/month) but it was legal :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/relactation-anyone#post-626318 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:53:54 +0000 loveisstrange 626318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: I pumped every 2 hours, took tons of fenugreek, drank mother's milk tea, ate oatmeal, etc. It's a long process and can take a while to get it started. I never got past being able to pump enough for one bottle a day.</p> <p>You could also look into taking domperidone. It's not available in the US, but you can order it online (it's legal in Europe, just not FDA approved in the US). I heard a lot of great things about it and I know a few ladies here in the UK that have taken it and had great success. It's an expensive option, but a valid option nonetheless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/relactation-anyone#post-625604 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:42:14 +0000 anbanan15 625604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownie:@Mrs. Jacks: Thanks! We cannot die fenugreek or anything with it like mothers milk due to my thyroid and it's relation to peanuts (made us both really sick). I'm not sure if he was reacting to the blessed thistle so I can try that again. I know some people had luck with fennel which he tolerates well.</p> <p>Read the blog the other day. It was great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/relactation-anyone#post-625568 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:29:12 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 625568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>See my breast feeding the adopted child blog post :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/relactation-anyone#post-625552 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:20:57 +0000 brownie 625552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: My friend lactated for adoption. She did hormones, and pumping and the Mother's Milk Tea. She was successful but her baby had tongue tie and couldn't latch. </p> <p>I wish you all the luck. I know TED is hard and breastfeeding is hard. I am so ready to stop myself (only 1 1/2 more months). I wish you all the luck in getting formula and/or re lactating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/relactation-anyone#post-625530 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:09:43 +0000 anbanan15 625530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: Thanks! I may have to give it a try. Did you just pump like crazy? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/relactation-anyone#post-625490 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:46:22 +0000 loveisstrange 625490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried it and it did not work all that well. It can be done though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/relactation-anyone#post-625336 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:32:52 +0000 anbanan15 625336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was anyone able to relatate after not nursing/pumping for a period of time? How did you do it? Any tips?</p> <p>DS self weaned nearly 2 months ago and I'm kicking myself in the bum for not putting my mamma-wanna-eat-real-food-feelings aside when he stopped nursing to keep up pumping. The 2 bag per day of milk from our freezer stash will run out when he turns 2 (to the day). I just tried to reorder his percription formula and apprently it does not work like a normal script where you have a year from last refill to get it refilled...we only had 90 days before insurance kicks it off and no one told me! We had a lot since he was still nursing so we stopped ordering in November because I didn't want it to expire. I have the pedi working on the insurance to cover it again, but I'm nervous because I heard stories of people's children getting kicked off at 2. My son NEEDS this to survive! Ahhh ok vent portion over....I'm thinking of going back on the horrible TED and trying relactation. Sigh </p>