Just received the worst call ever ðŸ˜
I am 15 weeks pregnant with my second child. My first is now 7 years old and when I gave birth to him, I had a very traumatic experience. I was in labor for 28 hours when they decided to break my water. The doctor broke my water and suddenly lost my baby's heart rate. I was then rushed in for an emergency c-section. My baby was born fairly healthy but I hemorrhaged. Losing so much blood I didn't find out until a year later that my pituitary gland was injured because of the blood loss. Fast forward to trying to conceive baby #2: we tried and tried for months with no luck. I had my prolactin level drawn and it was at .7! Normal prolactin for non pregnant  women should be between 4-20. We knew this could be a cause for infertility but one round of clomid did the job and we conceived! I have been following Endocrinology and repeated my blood work in hopes that my prolactin would sky rocket now that I'm pregnant. Well I got the call today that my prolactin was at a 5 and I would definitely not be able to breastfeed. I am devestated! I feel like such a failure as a mother that I cannot produce this miracle milk that my child needs to boost his/her immune system and get the nutrients that are so vital in breast milk. I am beyond upset and I'm hoping I'm not the only one out there that cannot breastfeed. Looking for some advice or support please ladies! 😢
Add Comment
Let's Glow!
Achieve your health goals from period to parenting.