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Hi Gabrielle, I've been meaning to answer two posts you asked me, apologies for the late response. 

I wonder lotus or didi. Can you girls lactate?

Hi Gabrielle, I tried lactation techniques till the cows came home and maybe got one or two drops. The problem is that your estrogen levels need to drop drastically while promoting prolactin. So while you're on Hrt it's almost impossible to lactate, that's been my experience. Then you need to pump for hours upon hours a day…every day, w/no days off. Who has that kind of time commitment or privacy? not me. My lactation experience was unsuccessful. 

Just FYI, I was at 3.5 years DIY HRT, taking 6 mg/week EEn and 200 mg/day rectal P, when I started taking Domperidone to induce lactation (not particularly to nurse, but to get my breast tissue developing).  I did lower E to 3.2 mg/week (still on that) and stopped P while on Domperidone.  I started with 10 mg 3x daily, and raised that by 10 mg each time each week until I was taking 90 mg/day, and was lactating within 3 weeks.  After two months (and using automatic and manual pumping 2-4 times a day) I was producing 1-2 oz from right breast and ~1 oz from left breast (my bigger one, go figure).  I kept it up for two months, then gradually lowered the Domperidone and got back on P.  I can still get a drop from my right breast when I try, even though I have been off Domperidone for 4 months.

And, as desired, tissue is more developed and breasts are bigger!

I think a couple of you ladies who help others on here. Should really consider if you are in the right jobs. As your clearly doing the impossible of what the mainstream says you can do. I think you should be working at a gender clinic. As your knowledge. Is second to none.

Hi Gabrielle, I sincerely appreciate your kind thoughts. At 62 I won't be starting any new careers. Though if things were different and I were in my 20's I'd consider a career/schooling in Endocrinology, and specifically a path towards a PhD.