09-12-2018, 12:49 AM
(05-12-2018, 09:59 PM)valerie anne Wrote: I an trying very hard to induce lactation through electric breast pumping, massage and enduring nipple suction.
My boobs have grown at least one cup size, and my nipples are like organ stops.
I fell very heavy and engorged, but my breast pumps produce nothing (I am enduring a one hour session now.)
However, my nipple suction teats fill with clear fluid after an hour or so of suction. They don't relieve my breast heaviness, though. I do need a bra for support.
Am I about to lactate properly?
The fluid that fills up in your nipple suction cups is serum. It has nothing to do with lactation. Ever had a blister? You know that fluid that fills up in it? That's serum.
You mentioned that you're enduring a one hour session. Inducing lactation, without having the hormonal changes that come from giving birth is very difficult, even for women. Adaptive mothers pump for 15 minutes every 3 hours (yes, this means getting up in the middle of the night when you'd rather be sleeping) and this will take months for it to occur. Expect it to take longer for you, given that you're not a genetic woman.