The most important things to be aware of
with galactogogues is that they will only help if you have effective and efficient removal of breastmilk from your breasts as well.
Not exact matches
A woman who spends thousands on lactation consultants, pumps, antibiotics,
galactogogues, etc. and still has to spend 45 minutes to an hour
with the baby at the breast and then pumping afterwards (
with added time for storing or feeding the pumped breastmilk, and cleaning the pump) would likely not consider breastfeeding to be easier, quicker or less expensive than exclusively formula feeding.
Herbal
galactogogues - substances that boost milk production — are often looked upon suspiciously by those who are not familiar
with them.
This session starts
with an overview primer on herbs in general, reviews potential
galactogogue mechanisms, and then examines specific herbs.
This session will familiarize the learner
with important herb issues then examine individual profiles, research and clinical experience for some of the most popular reputed
galactogogue herbs and products.
But Fournier also notes that if your period has returned, your supply can fluctuate due to your menstrual cycle and that it might be beneficial to speak
with a lactation consultant about the use of
galactogogues.
Hypoglycemia, Going Home / Discharge, Supplementation, Mastitis, Peripartum BF Management, Cosleeping and Breastfeeding, Model Hospital Policy, Human Milk Storage,
Galactogogues, Breastfeeding the Late Pre-term Infant, Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Breastfeeding Mother, Breastfeeding the Hypotonic Infant, Guidelines for Breastfeeding Infants
with Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, or Cleft Lip and Palate, Use of Antidepressants in Nursing Mothers, Breastfeeding Promotion in the Prenatal Setting, Engorgement, Breastfeeding and the Drug - Dependant Woman, Jaundice, Non-Pharmacologic Management of Procedure - Related Pain in the Breastfeeding Infant, Allergic Proctocolitis in the Exclusively Breastfed Infant, Preprocedural Fasting for the Breastfed Infant
To help mothers
with hypoplastic breasts and insufficient glandural tissue to make as much milk as they are capable of, there are herbs called
galactogogues which can help your body to produce more milk, and some medications can also help you to produce more milk.
I do strongly suggest you discuss your situation
with a trained Lactation Consultant before venturing out on your own to begin taking any herb or medication to stimulate milk production as some medical history could be contraindicated for some
galactogogues or herbal stimulants.
Health insurance companies need to reimburse doctors for the time they spend attending to breast - feeding issues, to cover
galactogogues, and to cover donor breast milk for women
with lactation failure.
The only scientific backing I could find for the use of Moringa as a
galactogogue (to increase milk supply) is in an old study from the Philippines that looked at the use of this plant for mothers
with pre-term babies in the first three days of breastfeeding only, and found:
They are filled
with healthy, filling ingredients, and
galactogogues to help
with milk production!