Hello to this beautiful group! I started to see some results after a month of taking supplements, and thought I'd share my story.

I've done a lot of research thanks to this sub in order to self-induce lactation without pregnancy. I started taking goat's rue and shatavari 3 weeks ago, twice a day. I have moringa, milk/blessed thistle but didn't take any yet. I was familiar with shatavari, that I was taking for relief during my PMS, and noticed strong effects on my nipples which made me think it might be worth a try with only herbal supplements, and not taking the dom route right away. I am reluctant to take it because of the known side-effects, and all the hormonal birth control I tried in my life made me feel terrible so same goes for that.

This week I noticed my nipples were leaking, it was after a bath, but long enough after it for them to be dry. I pressed my breast with what I remembered from the marmet method, and what I assume is duct fluid is coming out. It's creamy and oily/waxy. I expressed that manually this week, it's now whiter and more liquid, and I thought that was very exciting to see after only a month!

I'll start expressing manually more regularly, using a tens unit. I also picked breast pumps, I'll just get them faster than I thought. I do not have anyone I could ask nursing to, but I did read that using my own saliva could help. Im excited to see how that evolves along with my natural cycle!

Hoping sharing this helps others 💙