Writing my previous post has prompted me to ask about this subject, again, and see if anyone on the list might have any thoughts or experiences on it. I got a depo provera injection, when my last child was about 8 or 9 months old. I did this in an attempt to control my severe PMS. I had researched and felt like it would have little or no effect on my milk supply. Some information said that it may even increase milk production, although I did not expect to be fortunate enough to be one for whom it did. However, it made a very big difference in my milk production. Joanna, who had been nursing with the Lact-Aid, moved the tube from my breast one day, before latching on, and didn't use it again. I'd had a terrible time producing much milk for her, prior to that, and was surprized to find that, nursing without the Lact-Aid, she was swallowing regularly. We went along fine until I got a period, six months after the depo injection. I was afraid of feeling rotten for three weeks, like I had after the first injection, and put off deciding whether to get a second one. I thought it might mean a reduction in milk production, if it wore off, but didn't think if would be dramatic. As soon as I got a period, my milk production plummeted to almost nothing, and Joanna started losing interest in nursing. She continued to nurse a little bit for a few more months, but weaned completely at 20 months, which seemed pretty early to me. So, my question is, would depo provera be of benefit to other adoptive moms? The only other evidence I know of is the study from Papua, New Guinea, of adoptive moms, where those who had never been pregnant were given depo, along with metoclopramide. Unfortunately, that study is pretty brief. I haven't suggested that any other adoptive moms try it. Since one is stuck with the effects of it for months, it wouldn't be wise to suggest it with as little evidence as I have now. However, I think it might possibly be very helpful, at least for some moms. One advantage of depo over the practice of taking BCPs and domperidone is that, where the BCP routine must be done for months before there is a baby nursing, to offer an advantage over other methods, the depo could be administered whenever a baby arrived. Predicting when placement will take place is very difficult, and there are many, many cases where someone who is waiting for a specific situation doesn't end up with the baby. It can be a very stressful situation for a woman who have gone all out to produce milk in advance an then has a situation fall through, or just goes month after month with no word about a baby. Anyone have any experiences or thoughts to offer? Thanks! Darillyn _________________________________________________________________ See when your friends are online with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html