spankmepink11 -> RE: Milking (4/25/2007 12:39:35 PM)
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I've been interested in lactation so i asked a nurse friend if prolonged regualr suction (think breast pump) would do the trick. I was informed that certain hormones must be present also. Edited because i decided to google... However, milk production can be "artificially" and intentionally induced in the absence of any pregnancy in the woman. This is called Induced lactation, while a woman who has lactated before and re-starts is said to relactate. This can be done by regularly sucking on the nipples (several times a day), massaging/squeezing the female breasts or with additional help from temporary use of milk-inducing drugs, such as the Dopamine antagonist Domperidone [8] [9]. In principle – with considerable patience and perseverance – it is possible to induce lactation by sucking on the nipples alone. It is not necessary that the woman have ever been pregnant, and she can be well in her post-menopausal period. Once established, lactation adjusts to demand. As long as there is regular breast stimulation, lactation is possible. A lactogene effect of herbs is not clinically confirmed, although several herbs were recommended to increase or evoke milk flow. These are for example Fenugreek (the most popular), blessed thistle, and red raspberry leaf.
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