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!

From Micro to Macro (A brief history)

So I decided to post a little background for those interested.  I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago with hyperprolactinoma due to infertility.  My levels at that time were 60 and my MRI showed a tumor 7 mm.  My doctor put me on bromocriptine and clomid.  I was pregnant the next month!  We were so thrilled!!!  9 weeks later we miscarried.  We didn't find out until my 12 week appointment when they doc couldn't find a heartbeat and so he did an ultrasound and confirmed what the heartbeat monitor told us.  After that, I went back on Bromocriptine and clomid.  I was on them for 5 months before we concieved again!

Last August I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby boy.  I started nursing and I started getting the headaches.  (I presently struggle with headaches, loss of energy, and milk production that is out of control!)  Once my baby was about 2 months old I talked to my obgyn about my prolactinoma and we got that ball rolling again.  I had another MRI and a series of bloodtests.  My tumor went from 7mm to 1.2cm from the time I was diagnosed and my prolactin was up to 240!  (I think one of the reasons my prolactin and tumor are out of control now is because we never got it under control before I got pregnant.) It was suggested that I go to a Neurosurgeon who suggested I go to an , Endocrinologist who suggested I go do an Eye Specialist....needless to say, it was a busy day!!!  I will post what all of them said in my next post.  I have a lot of options so consider so wish me luck!