Lactation...any MtF or cis-male CD succeed?

[Beth Andrea]

Hi, so I'm curious about making milk...I can't find much with Google (a lot of simple how-to's, but no "this is what I did and my experiences" type of pages).

I'm thinking of ordering a dual breast pump, but would like to hear from those who have actually done it...herbs, hormones, pumping/expressing frequency, thoughts good and bad, and of course when/why did you stop, and was stopping uncomfortable?

Thanks!

(Of course, no dosages etc, and anyone can post here, even though I'm mainly looking for MtF experiences)

[tracy176]

Just get prescribed risperidone of course you might have to have mental freak out to get prescribed it , not that great you gain tons of weight


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[Beth Andrea]

Just get prescribed risperidone of course you might have to have mental freak out to get prescribed it , not that great you gain tons of weight


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Seems to be a rather risky way of being able to do what should be a natural process.

The mental freak out part I've already done...and anything with a known side effect of "gaining tons of weight" probably isn't good for my situation.

[Jill F]

Got milk? 

Sorry, couldn't resist... 

[Beth Andrea]

LOL @ Jill...I want milk! So we can dunk our cookies!

*obscure reference to recent thread*

[Northern Jane]

I have been lactating for most of the last two years.

Almost all the information applicable to women also applies to the post-op TS so search for induced lactation.

The only difference I found was that I had to do a regime on progesterone because my breasts had not fully matured on estrogen only.

Now I don't take any supplements, herbs or anything now and continue to produce milk.

[Cindy]

My endo is a trans* specialist. Not uncommon to modify HRT so that a trans* woman can feed her IVF baby. It is, so I'm told, very bonding.

Too late for me!

Sadly.

[Joanne Feliz]

I produce some liquid from my nipples when I try to express by hand,  it is milky coloured.  Not much,  but I have abnormally high levels of prolactin in my blood and also gynecomastia.  I haven't taken any HRT yet.

In fact when I speak with my psychiatrist and still have elevated prolactin I will tell him to go ahead with HRT even if it means making milk.  I think it would be a lovely experience(for a while anyway LOL)

[MugwortPsychonaut]

https://web.archive.org/web/20080329001144/http://www.landmilkhoney.com/lactation2.htm

The web design itself is very dated, but there's a lot of good info on the site.

[ainsley]

I have been lactating for more than a year.  I can give them a squeeze today and shoot a stream across the bathroom (even after BA).  I tried expressing and pumping to help develop size, to no avail and stopped.  The milk keeps flowing.  I didn't know they were producing milk until my first mammogram.  After the mammography machine smashed my boob down on the table, it started dripping milk on the table.  I was shocked, but the technician took it all in stride and said, "oh you have a little discharge there, honey". 

I did notice that I had run out of E after being on normal high dosage for MtF for a long time.  So, like a pregnant woman that is creating high levels of E during the pregnancy, and her E production drops suddenly after delivery and prolactin is released, I had the same effect after being on high doses and an abrupt stop.  They still produce quite well nearly two years later.

Domperidone (Motilium™) is a drug that has, as a side effect, the increase of milk production, probably by increasing prolactin production by the pituitary gland.
http://www.breastfeedingonline.com/domperidone.shtml#sthash.HzhX5hFW.dpbs

-Ainsley

[Beth Andrea]

I was able to buy a new electric dual-breast pump. Started using it a few days ago, and I don't know if this is how fast things should be happening, but both my wife and I have noticed a difference in "the girls". More full, rounded shape. The bra is also filled to capacity.

No actual liquid yet though...but the pumping is almost addictive. 15 minutes at a time, 2-3 hours apart (even at night LOL...babies get hungry at all hours!) so when I miss a session I get an emotional craving to hook up again.

Updates as things happen (or not).