So yea :P like the title says, day before yesterday I started lactating, or at least discovered they was producing. So the exact date could be off. Anyhow. My question is, I think its cooler then all hell. Dont ask me why. I've heard the debates that its just your meds being wrong/to high/to low/or your body is just acting up. My question is if I keep the stimulation up to keep allowing production, will it hurt me in the long run? can it cause damage to my body?
Congratulations on the milestone! Hugs, Devlyn
PS Keep this handy: http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/mommys-milk-cheese-recipe.htm (http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/mommys-milk-cheese-recipe.htm)
Devlyn knows how to milk the situation for all it's worth. :P
Nipple discharge can be a side effect of hrt. With me, it started only a couple months after estradiol, and even if i don't work out the fluid for months, it always is able to produce, so 'maintaining production' i doubt is necessary. As long as you inform your doctor, I don't see how stimulating them would be a bad thing.
What color/consistency is it? Mine is clear and sticky
clear and sticky, if I really give them a good massaging and a working over, I can get runny and milky white.
Quote from: Teela Renee on June 19, 2013, 11:03:57 AM
So yea :P like the title says, day before yesterday I started lactating, or at least discovered they was producing. So the exact date could be off. Anyhow. My question is, I think its cooler then all hell. Dont ask me why. I've heard the debates that its just your meds being wrong/to high/to low/or your body is just acting up. My question is if I keep the stimulation up to keep allowing production, will it hurt me in the long run? can it cause damage to my body?
No and no as long as you're not having it as a result of a pituitary tumor. If this is going to be your little fetish and you plan to extend it then you should be taking vitamin and mineral supplements along with calcium citrate as these things will leach from your system over time. There are couples who enjoy adult nursing relationships (ANR), some that have gone on for ten or more years. A bit kinky for me but there are TG couples here that do it as well, so it's not too unusual and I may just be a bit old fashioned.
Quote from: Shantel on June 19, 2013, 11:46:04 AM
No and no as long as you're not having it as a result of a pituitary tumor. If this is going to be your little fetish and you plan to extend it then you should be taking vitamin and mineral supplements along with calcium citrate as these things will leach from your system over time. There are couples who enjoy adult nursing relationships (ANR), some that have gone on for ten or more years. A bit kinky for me but there are TG couples here that do it as well, so it's not too unusual and I may just be a bit old fashioned.
I respect that and thank you for the health advice. I dunno why I think its cool, But it just makes me geek out everytime I mess with it :P
It MIGHT be a bad sign. It might not, too. Just ask your doctor about it. They'll do appropriate tests and you'll know.
Quote from: Teela Renee on June 19, 2013, 11:03:57 AM
So yea :P like the title says, day before yesterday I started lactating, or at least discovered they was producing. So the exact date could be off. Anyhow. My question is, I think its cooler then all hell. Dont ask me why. I've heard the debates that its just your meds being wrong/to high/to low/or your body is just acting up. My question is if I keep the stimulation up to keep allowing production, will it hurt me in the long run? can it cause damage to my body?
I've been on HRT for many years and never been able to lactate? I wish I knew how to effect lactation? I have a friend who can do it but I can't. Any tips on how to achieve this?
You can mimic pregnancy hormonally. Or you can try pumping your breasts.
Look at this link: How to induce lactation (http://www.wikihow.com/Induce-Lactation)
I didnt try to induce it, it just happened on its own. But my constant three times a day for 30 mins each probably had something to do with it, and the lotion I used was made from Wild yam.
Quote from: Teela Renee on June 19, 2013, 10:56:44 PM
But my constant three times a day for 30 mins each probably had something to do with it...
Yeah? You think? 8)
If you are stimulating like that, it can happen. If you want it to cease, lay off. If you want it to increase, keep doing what you are doing.
Here is a page about inducing lactation.
http://www.asklenore.info/breastfeeding/induced_lactation/gn_protocols.shtml (http://www.asklenore.info/breastfeeding/induced_lactation/gn_protocols.shtml)
I have been following this protocol since last summer, and just about ready now to bring in my milk. Everything A-OK.
cool,thanks
I was lactating last year..
I wanted to experience breast feeding, so with help from a doctor,, we made it possible.
My doctor changed my hormone medication doses, which as she said mimicked pregnancy, actually tricked my body in thinking it was pregnant. I also took some herbal tablets to help with the milk production. (You still cant pass a pregnancy test, i tried.. apparently those tests look for a hormone, which only comes from a fetus).
I must say it was a wild ride, i was very sensitive and had mood swings...I even had some morning sickness in the beginning. I was actually asked by a someone I know, i am sure i am not pregnant (She does not know that I am trans). only people close to me know my secret. My breasts become fuller, as the my milk tracts matured.
Yes, started to produce milk.. I actually got a breast pump, and would extract milk.. I did not produce as much milk as a mother would. When I started pumping, very little came out, but as time went on.. flowed nicely.. I enjoyed the feeling of the breast pump, pumping. It creates a seal on the nipple and feels nice as it extracts the milk. I would pump about 15minutes a time... I had a double pump, so i could do both breasts at once.
After a few months of lactating i took a tablet to dry up the milk.. My breasts are fuller now and that seems permanent and my hormones medication was returned to the old dosage.
Thats a cool story, im not looking to go that far. Im just geeking over the fact I on my own started lactating and think its cool. Im just gonna stick to my massaging routine and stimuli.
I have milk blisters on my boobs (I still love saying that: my boobs!) so I'm afraid to stimulate them too much.
wth, is a milk blister, that doesnt sound very nice.
lol it sounds worse then it is. They don't hurt. All they are are these little whitish dots on the nipples. They scared me when I first noticed them but some other girls have them too. For genetic girls, it means your pregnant. It's a plugged duct so I maybe should try to stimulate lactation to get rid of them.
Quote from: noleen111 on June 22, 2013, 09:27:54 AM
Yes, started to produce milk.
It is good.
I have been on the induced lactation protocol since last summer, and soon my NP will give me the OK to bring my milk in. Usually the birth initiates full scale lactation, and I was at the nine months mark in April, but my NP wants my breasts to develop a little more to catch up, on account of not starting hormones til way after high school. My breasts are very heavy now.
My partner and I are looking forward to it when my milk comes in. I have been able to squeeze a few drops out since Christmas or so, but my NP says to leave them alone, let them develop. It drives my partner loony -- she'd be on my breast constantly. :D
I hope one day I can lactate too. I know women sometimes complain about fullness and tenderness in their breasts...However, lactating is something that is so inherently feminine. And as much I hope that I will develop nice breast with treatment,I also hope that one day I will not only be able to touch them and play with them but also hope that I will be given the privilege of lactating....the bond between mothers and babies is so special and breast feeding is such a powerful thing. I envy every woman I see lactating, not matter how crazy it sounds.
Quote from: lorena on July 03, 2013, 02:38:32 AM
I hope one day I can lactate too. I know women sometimes complain about fullness and tenderness in their breasts...However, lactating is something that is so inherently feminine. And as much I hope that I will develop nice breast with treatment,I also hope that one day I will not only be able to touch them and play with them but also hope that I will be given the privilege of lactating....the bond between mothers and babies is so special and breast feeding is such a powerful thing. I envy every woman I see lactating, not matter how crazy it sounds.
Never thought of it that way. only reason I was geekin was cause it was new and diffrent feeling, not to mention its free growth and and fullness I wasnt expecting. hehe.