For nutrition, many moms have boosted supply by eating
galactagogues like oatmeal, barley, millet and quinoa as well as spices like fennel, ginger and turmeric.
Though
galactagogues like lactation cookies can be helpful in some situations, when struggling with milk supply it's best to make sure there aren't reasons other than nutrition causing the low supply.
Blended with traditional herbal
galactagogues like organic Fennel seed and mineral packed herbs, Organic Milkmaid Tea helps keep breast milk flowing from happy mama to hungry baby.
Not exact matches
Some moms find that
galactagogue supplements
like more milk plus, or galacta, are more effective than (inaudible), or the tea.
There are products, herbs and medicinals called
galactagogues that can also increase supply such as those in tinctures, teas, and supplements
like fenugreek, blessed thistle, goats rue and others.
Next, I would add a strong herbal
galactagogue,
like More Milk Plus from Motherlove Herbals.
What I
like about this product is that the ingredients are proven
galactagogues and it is very quick in inducing an increase in milk volume.
There are certain foods that experts
like to call
galactagogues (or simply, foods that might help to increase your milk supply, according to Breastfeeding Problems) but do they really help?
The point is - it happens, but according to Kelly Mom, for some women low milk supply can be fixed and increased using a few techniques
like nursing or pumping more frequently, using a supply and demand cycle instead of scheduling your baby's feedings, and using a
galactagogue, which is a supplement that increases lactation.
After endless pumping, experimenting with supplements
like fenugreek or fennel seed and creating cookies from known
galactagogues, or foods that are known to increase milk production, many desperate moms
like Zwicker are looking for one more chance to give their child breast milk instead of formula.
I've practically got
galactagogues coming out of my ears and I've pumped
like a madwoman.
«Before introducing a
galactagogue (herbs used to increase milk supply) try things
like minimizing separation, offering both breasts during each feed, pumping after nursing, and increasing daily feedings.»
Not much clinical research has been done as far as how and why different
galactagogues work — especially herbal galactogogues
like fenugreek and blessed thistle.