I am an IBCLC and mom to eight.
I have been EP-ing since 9 Feb due to baby Joseph's tongue 
tie/thrust/inability to transfer milk.
I received great support from fellow Lactnetters and it was through them 
that I got connected to Dr. MaryAnn O'Hara of Seattle Breastfeeding Medicine 
and OT/IBCLC Lynne Wolff of Seattle's Children's Hospital Regional Medical 
Center.
We tried SNS, Lact-Aid, CST, chiropractic, fenugreek, blessed thistle, 
frenotomy X2, you name it.  I started out with trying to re-build a supply 
that had dropped to 8 ounces/day by pumping every two hours.  I am now down 
to pumping five times/day and I produce ~32 ounces/day.
I have been blessed to have wonderful fellow IBCLCs in our rural community 
who did home visits and who have been extraordinarily supportive.  My 
biggest supporter has been my spouse followed by the online support group 
for EPing moms.  IME, there is a difference in terms of support needed 
between moms who choose to pump (if returning to work, working full-time or 
expressing for convenience reasons) and moms who have no other choice if 
they desire their babies to get MOM (thinking cleft palate babies, for 
example)
+ AMDG +
Ann Marie
Sequim, WA 

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