Inducing Lactation

Jaci is in the process of inducing lactation using the Newman Goldfarb protocol. When you have two babies and two moms, what’s better than two sets of boobs to feed them with?

Our protocol: Jaci started birth control after my transfer back in September, and has taken only active pills since then. In early January, she added in Domperidone (20mg 4x/Day). On March 24, we tried hand expression, and were able to get a few mL. For the next 5 days, she remained on birth control and used the hand pump, then the Spectra S2 double electric pump (we also purchased a Medela Pump in Style Advanced and for whatever reason, she tends to get more using this pump). She stopped the birth control on March 29, and started pumping 5x/day (about every 3 hours) on Saturday, March 30.

Pumping Schedule: Once a day on days 1 while still on birth control, then 5x/day (approximately every 3 hours) starting on March 30, the first day without birth control.

Here are Jaci’s pumping totals starting on the first day after stopping birth control (we will continue to update this chart):

Day 1	March 30, 2019	5 mL
Day 2	March 31, 2019	7 mL
Day 3	April 1, 2019	28 mL
Day 4	April 2, 2019	42 mL
Day 5	April 3, 2019	67 mL
Day 6	April 4, 2019	67 mL
Day 7	April 5, 2019	84 mL
Day 8	April 6, 2019	90 mL
Day 9	April 7, 2019	100 mL
Day 10	April 8, 2019	105 mL
Day 11	April 9, 2019	77 mL
Day 12	April 10, 2019	91 mL
Day 13	April 11, 2019	51 mL
Day 14	April 12, 2019	45 mL
Day 15	April 13, 2019	19 mL
Day 16	April 14, 2019	19 mL
Day 17	April 15, 2019	15 mL
Day 18	April 16, 2019	19 mL
Day 19	April 17, 2019	7 mL
Day 20	April 18, 2019	5 mL
Day 21	April 19, 2019	9 mL
Day 22	April 20, 2019	11 mL
Day 23	April 21, 2019	22 mL
Day 24	April 22, 2019	17 mL
Day 25	April 23, 2019	21 mL
Day 26	April 24, 2019	13 mL
Day 27	April 25, 2019	27 mL
Day 28	April 26, 2019	37 mL
Day 29	April 27, 2019	22 mL
Day 30	April 28, 2019	28 mL
Day 31	April 29, 2019	45 mL
Day 32	April 30, 2019	40 mL
Day 33	May 1, 2019	60 mL
Day 34	May 2, 2019	63 mL
Day 35	May 3, 2019	54 mL
Day 36	May 4, 2019	64 mL
Day 37	May 5, 2019	49 mL
Day 38	May 6, 2019	35 mL
Day 39	May 7, 2019	44 mL
Day 40	May 8, 2019	41 mL
Day 41	May 9, 2019	mL
Day 42	May 10, 2019	mL
Day 43	May 11, 2019	mL
Day 44	May 12, 2019	mL
Day 45	May 13, 2019	mL
Day 46	May 14, 2019	mL
Day 47	May 15, 2019	mL
Day 48	May 16, 2019	mL
Day 49	May 17, 2019	mL
Day 50	May 18, 2019	mL
Day 51	May 19, 2019	mL
Day 52	May 20, 2019	mL
Day 53	May 21, 2019	mL
Day 54	May 22, 2019	mL
Day 55	May 23, 2019	mL
Day 56	May 24, 2019	mL
Day 57	May 25, 2019	mL
Day 58	May 26, 2019	mL
Day 59	May 27, 2019	mL
Day 60	May 28, 2019	mL
Day 61	May 29, 2019	mL
Day 62	May 30, 2019	mL
Day 63	May 31, 2019	mL