Anyone take Dom and it not work? & More Questions!

sunflower8710

JW. I was taking 20mg 3x a day and am going to start 30 3x a day now as I haven't noticed much of a difference...

 

How much are you ladies pumping after nursing? I get about 4.5 oz a day total right now out of 3 or 4 pumping sessions after nursing.

 

Also, I did weighted feeds with my daughter at about 5 weeks and 6 weeks and both times she only got 1.75 ounces. Hows that sound to you? 

 

She's soooo fussy and the one time I gave her formula to experiment her fussiness was so much less. Yes, her weight diapers are fine, and her weight gain is at the bare minimum for "fine"

ec3under4

This is a tough one! Although I don't have an answer to the Dom because I have never gone that route. You would think because she has wet diapers that she is getting enough bm however I think you have to take into account her fussiness and 1.75oz doesn't seem like enough to me especially if she is eating every 2-3ish hours. And, I think that when you gave her formula and her fussiness decreased that I also something to consider. I would say to feed her at the breast and then give her a bottle of either bm, formula or a mixture afterwards while you are pumping. You will know really quickly if she is still hungry. Don't feel guilty about having to supplement, nothing is worse than a cranky, hungry baby. And you are taking all the right steps to increase your supply so hopefully it will catch up! Also, make sure you are drinking plenty of water too!

CABeachMom11

They say Dom can take at least 2 weeks to have any effect at all... how long have you been on it?  I tried it and had an oversupply issue b/c of it, so I stopped. My milk has since regulated itself and I am now producing what my LO needs ( I still get paranoid about my supply though... like a lot of us do who have had problems in the past).   Definitely don't feel bad about supplementing. #1 rule is feed the baby!  As long as you continue pumping when you supplement, you are telling your body what your LO needs, so you should be ok.

 

Good luck!

 

mstc0422

This sounds nearly identical to the experience I had with my daughter (who is now 18 mths). 

I took domperidone (30 3x/day) for nearly a month and did not see an increase in my supply.  I was also eating tons of oatmeal, drinking gallons of water, pumping 8-12x/day with a hospital grade pump, etc.  The most my daughter ever got from a weighed feeding was about 1.6oz. 

Eventually I saw an LC who determined that I have insufficient glandular tissue.  I had to supplement with formula, but I stopped taking dom and pumping all the time.  My 18 mth old still nurses at night.

Hope this helps-- not trying to be doom and gloom but wanted you to know others have been there!  I agree with PP who said to give it a few weeks.  If you haven't already, talking to a lactation consultant might help to give you a plan if you need to supplement.