Dear June,

From my experience with moms on domperidone, several have needed to stay on 
domperidone for duration of lactation, which may be months or over a year.  I 
believe Dr Newman has experienced the same with no side effects to mom or baby 
with long term use.  I do feel it depends on the reason moms need the 
domperidone whether or not they can discontinue it or even reduce dosage.  Hormonal 
causes of low supply being often, though not always, one of these.

I've never heard of ezema being a side effect; my daughter, on domperidone, 
had a peeling, scaly "rash" on her hand and I queried Dr Newman and herbalists 
(she was on several herbs, too) and he said unlikely that domperidone was the 
cause.  It turned out the rash was fungal and had nothing to do with 
domperidone or supplements.  This isn't what you're discussing but just the point that 
I think galactagogues get blamed for a lot when there are other causes.  For 
the baby you write about, I'd suspect the formula first.

Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC









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