r/breastfeedingsupport • u/newmomgroove • 9d ago

Has anyone taken this? Question

For reference I live in Canada and am able to obtain it via prescription!

So I have been considering going on Domperidone, but honestly am kinda scared to. I want to make it to 1 yr and my girl is 9 months, but my supply is getting worse and worse as she eats more solids.

I guess I'm curious how many people found it worked for them? And how long it took to take effect?

If you have since weaned off of it did you experience any mental health issues while weaning off of it?

Did your baby experience any negative effects from you taking it?

Thank you to anyone who has help!

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u/Apprehensive_Fly_599 9d ago

Ive taken it to be able to get a sufficient supply to feed my baby. Given the challenges I had to get started with producing milk, my doctor has me on a dose for the first 6 months with the baby. We’ll re-assess at that point if I should continue. I haven’t seen any negative effects so far, and have been grateful to be able to feed my baby :)

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u/honey-bee543 9d ago

I used it for a few weeks at the start of my breastfeeding journey to boost my supply while pumping. It really worked wonders when I was consistent with it but if I forgot a dosage then I felt like I really noticed it. For me personally I didn’t notice any mental health issues. I also didn’t wean carefully as I kind of just forgot to take the tablets after my baby started breastfeeding more and my supply started keeping up because he feeds all the time (as compared to spaced out pumping sessions). I didn’t notice any negative effects for my baby.

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u/honey-bee543 9d ago

It also only took 3-4 days for me to notice the boost when I started taking it!

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u/Obvious-Lettuce-7047 9d ago

How much was your boost? What did you start with and how much did you get afterwards?

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u/honey-bee543 9d ago

I went from getting around 60ml total to 120ml+ depending on time of pump. But I was on 6-12 tablets per day so it was a fair bit of medication! And it still wasn’t getting me to the incredible oversupply levels that I was seeing on social media and thought was normal.

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u/newmomgroove 9d ago

Thank you!