Motilium - how long?

I didn't realise till I started how hard it is! Breast fed all the others for 12 mnths on average and never had one days trouble!! This sure shocked me!! Stickin it out but!!

Good job Jodie....it is hard work. For most of the girls in this thread, we have had one hurdle after the next and motilium was the last step for us. If you can get your bub on the bb it would be better, or even if you don't need the medication and can up your supply in other ways....I don't know all I know is that I hate that my body can't make enough milk for my baby and that I rely so heavily on the tablets. :(

:hug: Kellie, you are doing WONDERFUL job feeding your little girl. She is sooooooooo lucky to have you as a mummy.

Do any of you ladies know if taking motilium interrupts the return of AF? Ned still feeds about 3 times during the day (but not overnight) and I still haven't got AF back (I'm not complaing, just curious!). I was wondering if the motilium might be contributing?

hmm not sure soph!

I have no idea Soph! Maybe post about it in the professional support section......I'd be interested to know too, as I haven't seen AF yet, and we have comp fed since birth!

I've had af since Lil was about 4mths, and it is regular like it usually was before...

Nicholas was weighed yesterday, and he's gained 1kg in the past month YAY! We seems to be on a winning formula (no pun intended!) ATM which is great. I'm so pleased we've managed to go past 6 months, I only hope we can continue. I'm still taking 90mg/day, and will do so as long as I need to. He has about 8 BFs a day and 5-6 bottles, so about 600ml of formula.

I love BFing so much, we had such a lovely feed this morning, it was beautiful :) Even all the hard times are worth it.

Sez - you are doing such a wonderful job :hug: Congratulations :confetti:

Me - we are still feeding almost exclusively (unless I go out and he needs a feed in the mean time). I have weaned to 10mg per day so I think we are doing pretty well. A few more weeks and we will have made the 6 month mark too.

We should be so proud of what we have achieved and what we continue to do :grouphug:

Thanks hun :)

Well done to you Michelle, that's a fantastic achievement, weaning down to 10mg.....you'll be off it in no time! Almost at 6 months too, it's such a good feeling. I would be disappointed if we had to stop now, but I would be happy that we got past my first goal. You've done so well with all your difficulties. Do you think co-sleeping has helped your supply? I definitely think it has in my case. It's funny you know, my milk never really 'came in', it's only for the last month or so that I get leaking and that sort of thing! I'm so glad I stuck it out to know what that's like :cryinglaugh:

hey girls, so good to hear you're all doing so well.

Well I spat the dummy a few weeks ago and stopped taking motillium. I was having a bad day and thought I would stop taking it and if I ran ou of milk, I will just put him on formula.


So I was taking 6 tabs a day, and now im taking none, and Mason is as happy as Larry! So there must be enough milk. Although I dont feel a let down any more, and they feel completely empty....

Amazing hey!

WTG Danni! Sometimes I think about doing that......but I get scared because if there's not enough milk there, N cracks it and refuses the breast for aaaages afterwards. So I figured I'll leave well enough alone and keep taking it. You know, I thought that after 6 months I'd be happy to try dropping my dose. But I'm not, I'm still just as scared that it'll mean the end for us, and I don't want that!

So good on you, just goes to show, sometimes a bit of confidence is all we need :D I'm so glad that Mason is happy! That means you will be too ;)

To add to Danni's weaning, I am bravely announcing that we have also weaned off motilium :confetti: Still monitoring supply but so far so good - all is going fine. Still have Raynaud's of the right nipple which is a pain (literally and figuratively :rolleyes:) but we will manage.

C'mon Sez - join us!! It only took me 3 months to wean :D

You are psychic Michelle! This has really been on my mind tonight. I'm thinking I *might* start dropping one of my tablets.....we'll see how I'm feeling tomorrow.

Congratulations to you hun, you've done a wonderful job! I might be coming to you for some advice :) I didn't realise that you have vasospasm :( OUCH you poor thing! Do you feed from that side? It must be very painful for you. Is there anything you can do about it? That you haven't already tried I mean ;)

Psychic or psychotic ?!?!?! Sometimes I'm not sure which one is more fitting with the current level of sleep deprivation :rolleyes:

Yep - still feed from that side but I started taking nifedipine 30mg SR at around 3 months when the pain was getting worse and nothing was helping. I did the hot packs / cloths, massage, showers etc and wore multiple layers of clothing to keep the area warm but nothing helped. It is mostly OK with the nifedipine but I tried to wean that too - unsuccessfully though!! The worst part is the increased time to heal on that side so if I do get a graze (or when my nipple cracked due to the thrush) it takes forever to get better. And the right side has always been our problem feeding side too.

As for the motilium weaning - go slow!! I followed the MCHN instruction sheet to the letter the first time and found my supply dropped off significantly - but that was probably due to the additional stress more than the drugs at that time. This time I did it slowly so that I could also manage the negative mental issues that accompanies it. You know the sort - is he getting enough, is he growing and putting on weight, is he crying because he is hungry and I am starving him etc etc. Failure to thrive bubbies really do mess with your head when you are new to this breastfeeding game and feeling vulnerable. Not to mention their moods and growth spurts which you think is related to the boobie juice supply but it really isn't you at all.

This time I dropped one tablet every few weeks - but I was also on 30mg. I followed the MCHN weaning guide - I just did it over a much longer time frame. In the end I was taking one tablet every 36 hours which I know was purely for my head and not for the medication effects but it kept me sane enough to realise there was no change in the supply and I was still getting overflow when Oscar is feeding.

I'm always here if you want to chat :hug:

wtg michelle!!!

I strongly feel that if you have a good feeling about dropping the motillium, then it will work. Positive energy all round is the best medecine.

im so proud of you guys :)

we are still feeding 6 times a day...and he has one formula bottle at night just so he gets used to the taste as i cant express anymore and some times my mum has him

Fantastic D!!!! The little man also takes the odd FF bottle - not because I can't express (although it isn't easy) but because I dislike doing it so much at the moment :( I need to get over it and build up a stash for when I go back to work in January. It is just hard because he is still feeding every 2-3 hours and at the moment from both breasts so I feel like I am pumping for no return.

Positive thinking and having confidence in your body's ability to produce is so very important. How is your sleeping going??

sleepuing is not going very well at all. I paid a fortune for acupuncture and still nothing. I just have to wait it out :(