Well, it's been an interesting two weeks.  I ran out of frankincense a couple weeks ago and haven't been able to order until a couple of days ago.  I've been taking other oils hoping to maintain my progress and keep the levels low until my frankincense gets here.  I went to the lab the other day and requested some blood work to see what my levels have been doing while weaning and w/out frankincense.  Maybe weaning will help keep them lower anyway!  We will see!  I have not felt like my milk is out of control which is huge considering I was out of frank and cutting down nursing!  I pray that is a good sign.  I think the results should come in the mail at the beginning of next week.  I'm crossing my fingers.  If all goes well, I will step up a notch w/ the weaning and Tux will be nursing 50% and taking a bottle 50% of the time.  My goal is to be done nursing by the end of June.  I'm hoping my body will be able to accept that pace and that I will be able to dry up the natural way....I bet my specialists would say that is impossible for me too!  So, wish me luck in proving them wrong!!!!

And, just for the fun of it...here is a picture of me and my babe snuggling :)  Man I love this kid!!!

Weaning....

I have decided to wean Tux. For most people this may not be a big deal, but for someone w/ prolactinoma it can be quit difficult! Since I hate the medications that makes it easy for me, I will not be going cold turkey. I started replacing one feeding w/ a bottle yesterday and WOW....not so fun for either of us! My babe loves nursing and so do I. He's never taken a bottle well and I've always had MORE than enough milk for him and probably another baby to boot! I want my prolactin to continue to drop and hopefully get to where I can get pregnant again w/out taking all the bromo and clomid, plus I want to have another MRI soon and that is much easier when I am not nursing.

Anyway, so yesterday was the first day I gave him a bottle. It didn't take long for my body to realize Tux had missed a meal and I was in a fair amount of pain! I applied peppermint oil (reduces lactation) and gritted my teeth. Tux did not take the bottle right away, it took a half an hour of crying and distraction before he finally latched on. Phew! Hopefully today will not be as bad on either of us....his next meal is coming up as soon as he wakes up from his nap. I thought ahead and have already applied the peppermint, so hopefully that will help and soon my body will get used to this skipped meal. The plan is to cut a meal out every week or every other week until all four feedings are formula :( It makes me sad, but I need to get my body back to normal before the next one can be on his/her way!

Frankincense Side effects

We recently moved and I don't have the internet....so I will try to make up for lost time!!!  Here we go!

So, I've had a few people ask me if I've had side effects from taking essential oils and I will tell you yes I have!  I say how much I hate side effects from meds, but I should be more specific when I say side effects....I should say I hate NEGATIVE side effects. I've never had great skin or a good complexion.  When I was pregnant I loved my skin!  I was pretty much zit free for 9 months!  I keep saying I can't wait to get pregnant again because I love my skin when pregnant, but since taking Frankincense my skin has been a lot more smooth and radiant.  My hubby is constantly raving about it and get this....I pretty much don't wash my face anymore!  I've always done it morning and night as long as I can remember.  The medicated stuff w/ the 2% zit zapper no less...Well,  my zit zapper days are over and have been for about 2 months now :)

Have you ever seen those shampoo commercials w/ the woman who pick up their hair and let is drop strand by strand and it is so silky and smooth, it is almost impossible?!?  I recently decided maybe I should try out for one of those commercials!  My hair is impossibly silky and smooth!  It is about twice as thick as it used to be!  I love it.

Some of the other side effects are more energy than I've had in years, loss of weight, prolactin levels have dropped drastically (from 241 to 108 in about 3 months), I've hardly been sick all winter, and I just feel really good pretty much all the time!

P.S.  Did I mention my stretch marks (or lack thereof)?  Probably not, since I've forgotten that I once had them :)