We recommend these as the best storage method if you plan to on building a medium to
large breast milk supply for long term use.
If you want to build
a large breast milk supply the best way to store milk is by freezing it.
Not exact matches
Expect your
breasts to shrink a bit once your
milk supply normalizes, but you'll likely still be sporting
larger, firmer
breasts than usual.
Of course, Moms who are trying to establish a breastfeeding routine will find it best to avoid
large quantities of these herbs, but Moms are who are struggling with producing more
milk than their baby needs, or those who are beginning the process of weaning from the
breast may find these herbs quite beneficial in managing
supply.
This isn't necessarily related to the size of your
breasts though, as some women with smaller
breasts may have a good
supply of
milk - making glands, where a mother with
larger breasts may have more fatty tissue.
Mothers with
large milk supplies mayonly need to offer one
breast per feed.
Many breastfeeders with small
breasts have struggled with over
supply and plenty of
large breasted breastfeeders have struggled with low
milk supply.
On occasion, even a woman with
large breasts can have a problem with a low
supply of
breast milk.
The herbs that can reduce your
breast milk supply usually only have this effect when taken in
large amounts, so unless you eat lots of parsley, drink liters of peppermint or spearmint teas, or cook with lots of jasmine and sage, you should be fine.
Many babies and toddlers can not take bottles without the risk of nipple confusion and
breast rejection, many women are not successful at pumping
large quantities of
milk and keeping up their
supplies when separated from their children and there really isn't a way around these problems.
I have a
large supply of frozen
milk because I started pumping right after my daughter's birth, so I have bags of colostrum - rich
breast milk.
Eventually I was able to boost my
supply AND simultaneously stockpile a
large amount of extra
breast milk, but until then I was really worried.
The only cautions here for moms are to stay hydrated (as your hydration level does affect your
milk supply), wear a supportive athletic bra to accommodate heavier and
larger nursing
breasts, and if you find you are having an increase in plugged ducts or mastitis, treat immediately and cut back on the intensity of your workouts, but you should not have to stop working out altogether.
While not specifically foods, there are herbs, such as peppermint and parsley that, in
large amounts, can reduce your
breast milk supply or can be harmful to mother or baby when present in the
breast milk.
A
large amount of a woman's manganese
supply is passed onto the infant either in womb, or through the expulsion of
breast milk.