The How & Why of Induced Lactation
Part II
Having come to understand yourself in regard to your need to lactate, the time has come to begin preparations for the process of inducing lactation or relactating. The process does not begin with breast stimulation or breast pumping, but rather with a self-evaluation of your personal life, as well as your daily routine. Lactation and breast feeding is more than just physical stimulation techniques and scheduled nursing sessions, it is a whole new way of looking at corporeal life around you and your role in the universe. When a woman begins to lactate, not only is her body undergoing physical changes, she is also undergoing psychological and emotional changes; she is evolving as an individual.
The physical techniques of inducing lactation are easy to learn and employ; however, the secret of successfully lactating, lies not in secreted techniques, but rather in a woman's subconscious mind set, and the emotional atmosphere in which she lives! Lactation is not a short-term, nor a part time endeavor; rather, it is an experience that will become an integral part of your everyday life. For many women lactation becomes a pathway to a more elevated personal awareness and enlightenment. Seemingly normal events in your everyday life can severely inhibit, or even completely block, your ability to lactate. Take an assessment of your life and eliminate, or at least minimize, those situations that may become stumbling blocks in your path to success.
When we are born into the corporeal universe, there are only two things that we will ever truly own, or have any real control over; our life and our body! With corporeal life comes the right and responsibility to chart our own course; our own destiny. With the right and responsibility to chart our own destiny, comes the freedom to make choices, and for the psychic, freedom is an essential constituent of life! Responsibility and freedom are synonymous, existing as one; when you give over the right and responsibility for your own life and body to another, you also give up the freedom to chart your own destiny. When inducing lactation, you must take the responsibility and the freedom to make the choices that will lead to success; you must take control of your daily routine. Contemplate this thought, "outside of myself, who own this earth has the wisdom to chart my destiny".
Stress, (even when gone unnoticed), is one of the main stumbling blocks that cause many woman to falter in their efforts to produce a steady flow of milk. Most often, the underlying cause of stress is a lack of control over one's own destiny; when a woman does not have enough control over her daily routine, her emotional pressure intensifies. As emotional pressure mounts, erratic sleep patterns, poor dietary habits, and conflicts in relationships often emerge. Lack of sleep, poor diet, and arguments with loved ones are all factors that contribute to the formation of stumbling blocks, which in the end, will inhibit lactation. For many women, these factors may also erode her self-confidence and self-esteem, and lead to the use medications for depression and/or anxiety: both of which will further inhibit her efforts to produce the desired flow of milk. When attempting to reduce stress in your daily routine, rather than treating the symptoms, look for the root cause; resolving the source of stress will most often eliminate the symptoms.
Stress can emanate from so many different sources in our daily lives, from career or workplace, (or the lack of one), conflicts with family or children, financial difficulties, health issues; even undue worry over international political affairs can cause stress. Eliminating or reducing stress in your daily routine, doesn't necessarily mean that you have to eliminate certain aspects of your life; simply changing the way you relate to stressful situations can be just as effective.
Successful lactation is so sensitive to emotional and psychological pressure, that even nursing mothers sometimes inhibit their milk production by worrying over situations which are beyond their control. If you wish to experience the beauty and tranquillity of milk flowing from your breasts, the first step in the process of inducing lactation is to put your emotional life in order. No matter how dedicated you are to physical stimulation techniques and rigorous inducing schedules, if you are not psychologically ready to lactate, the milk will probably not flow! Select the time when you can be alone, turn out the lights and allow yourself to be surrounded with quiet darkness; contemplate within yourself what it will be like to lactate, and visualize breast milk flowing from your nipples. Then ask yourself, "Am I really ready to make this commitment?".
When you come to understand the importance of your need to lactate, and feel you are ready to make an unqualified commitment to yourself, it is at this point, that you are ready to begin the process of inducing lactation. The process of inducing lactation begins with a trip to your local store, where you will purchase an inexpensive spiral notebook. As insignificant as this may seem, do not skip this first step; the notes you keep in the beginning will prove to be invaluable as the experience of lactation unfolds into your future. When you have acquired your notebook, alone and seated, at the top of the first page write: "Sources of Stress I Need to Resolve"! You alone must make this list, because the very person you ask to help you formulate the list, may also be a major source of stress in your daily routine. This list must be honest, complete and unabridged.
What is stress? Stress is any situation or circumstance that can cause a negative distraction in your daily routine. Stress may be caused by any annoying current and ongoing situation, or moot issues from the distant past. By writing out a list in black and white, you are better able to identify and isolate those situations that annoy you most; situations which in turn bring stress and disruption into your daily routine. Once the source of stress is identified, quite often the solution becomes obvious. The solution to a stressful situation may be as simple as an open conversation with the person with whom you have a conflict; in other cases, by seeing the situation in black and white, you may be able to recognize that some problems just aren't worth worrying about anymore. There are as many resolutions to stressful situations as there are stressful situations. Remember to keep things in perspective; there is a time and a place for everything, even stress. However, inducing lactation is neither the time, nor the place for stress!
When you have successfully eliminated, or at least reduced stress to an acceptable level in your daily routine, you are ready to begin learning the physical techniques of inducing lactation!
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