Relactation

The following is an email I received from Katy Linda aka The Stylin Momma. Posted here to forward to a good friend :)


" What an awesome experience!

There is a TON of great info from Kellymom on general induced lactation & relactation.  This page in particular will likely help her.  

This book is the one LLLI recommends.  The new Womanly Art has info on page 358 - 362 on Induced Lactation.  It discusses basic ideals like pumping & stimulation as well as hormone therapy that simulates pregnancy and can help build a larger supply.  It references Lenore Goldfarb for info on the hormonal protocol.  The link in the book is wrong, it has been updated to: http://asklenore.info/breastfeeding/induced_lactation/gn_protocols.shtml

It will likely be a long road.  Any breastfeeding can be a challenge, and inducing lactation has a few extras of it's own.  It's totally doable and worth it for the moms who want to put in the work.  I hope she is prepared for the road ahead and can surround herself with other moms who will encourage her and help her keep going!  

I hope that gives you two a good place to start.  Please let me know if I can help further!

Sincerely, 

Katy Linda, IBCLC
Mom & Owner
The Stylin' Momma"

365 Days of Breastfeeding: FIN

I am both pleased and slightly wistful to announce the end of my 365 days of breastfeeding project. Thanks to everyone who supported me and contributed to guest spots. It was a great year of parenting and although the project is complete, my nursing relationship will continue indefinitely.

To see the whole project, please check out my Shuttercal page. Keep in mind this project started on 1-18-11. In the month of January the pictures from 1-1 to 1-17 are of my son nursing at 20 months old. The pictures from 1-18 on are of him nursing at 8 months old. Use the controls to scroll through all of the months of the year. 

My son is now 20 months old and nursing 4-10 times a day. He still wakes at least once a night to nurse, sometimes more, and I've made no efforts to discourage him of this.  I will continue to nurse him until at least his second birthday and likely much longer after.  We will practice child led weaning which means I will not implement any sort of weaning process. I will let him gradually choose when  he no longer needs my breast as a source of comfort and nourishment.  Breastfeeding a toddler is different from breastfeeding an infant or newborn in many ways and I am loving our ever changing relationship.

I have handed the photo project over to a good friend, Toni who is currently breastfeeding her second daughter. She is accepting guest posts, so if you missed your chance this year, there is still time :) Maybe you'll see me over there someday soon.

Thanks again to all who participated and followed along.