Anyone who has been prescribed domperidone - Page 2

sara k · Feb 22nd, 2010, 00:30 AM

i have been using domperidone...femugreek is good for those moms who have near average supply..if your supply is too low like mine...domperidone does work...

staycutee · Feb 22nd, 2010, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Rebaby

Yes it helps if you can get another healthcare professional to recommend it to your GP, as some are very wary of prescribing it as it is a licensed medication but not licensed for the use you are using it for (if that makes any sense at all?! Think i even confused myself there for a minute!

) I work on a nicu and we often have to write letters for mums to take to their GP asking them to please prescribe the domperidone for lactation as sometimes just the mum going and asking herself she won't get anywhere

Hope you don't have too much trouble

Thanks hun I'lldefinitely go to see the HV first then

x

Logiebear · Feb 22nd, 2010, 04:26 AM

Like I said ask your hv first!! Also Fenugreek needs to be taken in a MUCH MUCH higher dose than that.

You need to be taking 8 capsules a day, that's 2 4 times a day!! 610mg capsules from Holland and Barrett. That's why you don't smell, you need to takes loads of it hun. You take it for about 2 weeks and if it isn't working after that then it won't.

You need to get your baby to the breast as much as you possibly can too, skin to skin contact and lots of time with your baby, to ensure that your body starts to produce the milk. Without the stimulation from your baby, or a pump, it won't increase, domperidone is the same.

staycutee · Feb 22nd, 2010, 04:35 AM

Thanks. Lucas just won't latch on he screams when I try and get him to so I thought maybe he is just too old now? I asked the nurse recently (even though its not her "speciality" but still) and she said I was wasting my time and I should stick to formula!

I pump and hand express every few hours, and in 2 weeks I have gone from producing NOTHING to a couple of ounces every time I express so I'm quite proud! However that is nowhere near enough to satisfy Lucas lol.

Anyway thanks everyone I'll def see my HV tomorrow as thats the baby clinic day xx

winegums · Oct 17th, 2010, 08:32 AM

Sorry to bump this thread but do you think my midwife would get my gp to prescribe this before my baby is born? I've been doing research on lack of vascular tissue and it recomends to start taking this during the last month of pregnancy to start buildng up the milk.. hmmm

staycutee · Oct 17th, 2010, 08:58 AM

Hi. Mine wouldnt prescribe it even after so I doubt it but you never know.

bky · Oct 17th, 2010, 14:27 PM

I had to get a letter from a lactation consultant before my Dr would prescribe it. Even then she didn't want to because she didn't want me to get my hopes up.

A3my · Oct 17th, 2010, 16:36 PM

I am self financing it as my GP refused to prescribe it as my LO was over 1 month old. He said to top up with formula and thought it was odd I wanted to continue with breast feeding

I've spent £200, I ordered 500 pills from the US in the end its so hard buying a pack a day here x

felicitycp · Oct 17th, 2010, 16:59 PM

My GP did prescribe it without complaint, but I had just moaned at her about something else. I have'nt started using it yet so dont know if it will work. Good luck with the doc.

aliss · Oct 17th, 2010, 17:10 PM

You could always try and ask, most doctors require the actual problem before they will prescribe.

Feb 22nd, 2010, 00:30 AM	#11
sara k Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: waterloo Posts: 1,630	i have been using domperidone...femugreek is good for those moms who have near average supply..if your supply is too low like mine...domperidone does work...

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 04:26 AM	#13
Logiebear Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 3,516	Like I said ask your hv first!! Also Fenugreek needs to be taken in a MUCH MUCH higher dose than that. You need to be taking 8 capsules a day, that's 2 4 times a day!! 610mg capsules from Holland and Barrett. That's why you don't smell, you need to takes loads of it hun. You take it for about 2 weeks and if it isn't working after that then it won't. You need to get your baby to the breast as much as you possibly can too, skin to skin contact and lots of time with your baby, to ensure that your body starts to produce the milk. Without the stimulation from your baby, or a pump, it won't increase, domperidone is the same.

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 04:35 AM	#14
staycutee Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: London Posts: 2,166	Thanks. Lucas just won't latch on he screams when I try and get him to so I thought maybe he is just too old now? I asked the nurse recently (even though its not her "speciality" but still) and she said I was wasting my time and I should stick to formula! I pump and hand express every few hours, and in 2 weeks I have gone from producing NOTHING to a couple of ounces every time I express so I'm quite proud! However that is nowhere near enough to satisfy Lucas lol. Anyway thanks everyone I'll def see my HV tomorrow as thats the baby clinic day xx

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Oct 17th, 2010, 08:32 AM	#15
winegums Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Surrey/London UK Posts: 4,108	Sorry to bump this thread but do you think my midwife would get my gp to prescribe this before my baby is born? I've been doing research on lack of vascular tissue and it recomends to start taking this during the last month of pregnancy to start buildng up the milk.. hmmm

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Oct 17th, 2010, 08:58 AM	#16
staycutee Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: London Posts: 2,166	Hi. Mine wouldnt prescribe it even after so I doubt it but you never know.

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bky Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, NZ Posts: 4,013	I had to get a letter from a lactation consultant before my Dr would prescribe it. Even then she didn't want to because she didn't want me to get my hopes up.

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Oct 17th, 2010, 16:36 PM	#18
A3my Other BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2,600	I am self financing it as my GP refused to prescribe it as my LO was over 1 month old. He said to top up with formula and thought it was odd I wanted to continue with breast feeding I've spent £200, I ordered 500 pills from the US in the end its so hard buying a pack a day here x

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Oct 17th, 2010, 16:59 PM	#19
felicitycp Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 43	My GP did prescribe it without complaint, but I had just moaned at her about something else. I have'nt started using it yet so dont know if it will work. Good luck with the doc.

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Oct 17th, 2010, 17:10 PM	#20
aliss AutoSignup (SAAB) BnB Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Québec Posts: 14,795	You could always try and ask, most doctors require the actual problem before they will prescribe.

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