Hello!
I'm hoping that someone might be able to point me towards some
information / references on using hormone therapy to assist in inducing
lactation. I have a mother who is expecting a baby through a surrogate, due
in Jan.  Since she still has 5 months time, she was interested in the
possibility of using estrogen/ progesterone in a manner that would mimic
pregnancy, followed by pumping in the final days? weeks? before the baby
was born to try to build up as much of a supply as possible.  This idea is
based largely on Dr. Newman's info on induced lactation, but in the book it
mentions that he had only used this on one mother at the time writing.
Does anyone have any further experience with this?  Or could you point me
towards another resource?  The other wrinkle in this equation is that the
mother is highly reluctant to try Domperidone or Reglan -- she realizes
that this may be irrational, but she feels strongly about it at the moment.
TIA!!

-Jeanne Cygnus
The Art of Breastfeeding

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