the tree hugger

Lactation and whatnot

I’ve been taking alfalfa 650 mg 3x per day and 2 ml goat’s rue 3 times per day. I ran out of goat’s rue today. And I can’t afford to get more right now or in the immediate future. I also wanted to start taking fenugreek, but I can’t afford that right now either.

So I’ve been hoping that doing the Marmet technique every 3 hours will be enough to keep my breasts from going back to normal. I’m not lactating yet, and I was talking to some people on fetlife who have induced lactation. None of them were able to do it without taking Domperidone, which isn’t sold in the US. When you’re on that, the herbs don’t matter as much.

There are several problems with that. First, I’m on a lot of other meds for my chronic pain, and I need to see a doctor to make sure they won’t interact. Domperidone is a dopamine antagonist. The Wellbutrin I take is a dopamine agonist. That’s the main interaction I’m worried about.

Second, the main side effect of this med is that it causes weight gain. I’m fat. I’m 5’2” and 265 lbs. I’m fine with being fat, but the weight I carry increases my pain, so it would be beneficial for me to lose weight. Healthy foods that are low in calories are expensive and require cooking. I’m usually in too much pain to cook. So  idk what to do about losing weight. At the moment I’m just trying not to gain more.

Third, it’s expensive, and I have to get it shipped from Canada. I don’t really know what to do about this. For now I’m gonna try to keep going with the herbs until I make a decision about what I should do.

TW:ableism

Earlier this week I went to Shafer (which is the cafeteria at the university I go to), because I was hungry and don’t have groceries. I didn’t know, but apparently it’s midnight breakfast. I am unable to go up and down stairs without experiencing extreme pain, to the point that it immobilizes me. So I need to use the elevator.

So my friend and I were waiting for the elevator, and some guy with an SGA shirt on comes and asks us if we’re in the SGA. Obviously, we’re not. So he said, “Tonight the elevator is for SGA members only.”

I gave him the most scathing glare I’m capable of, a glare that, I hope, made him feel ashamed of himself, and I said, “I’m crippled” and got on the elevator. He said, “oh.”
And when I tool the elevator downstairs to leave, there were 2 SGA members on either side of the elevator, guarding it.

This level of ignorance isn’t acceptable. I really want to know who made that decision. The next day I went to complain with my friend and a professor who’s an ally. The SGA office was closed, but an SGA member was walking by and stopped to talk to me. So I explained what happened, and she called an upper authority person who contacted me by email two days ago…I guess that’s progress. But god people are so ignorant….