Do you want to boost your breast milk supply naturally? Have you found something that works?
"This recipe is from lickmyspoon.com and is gluten and dairy free. The ingredients that are essential to making these lactation cookies are the Brewer’s yeast, oatmeal, and flax seed. It is best to use debittered Brewer's yeast, which is available in Holland & Barrett. The cookies are more effective raw. I used almond butter instead of peanut butter as I've read that almonds are also an important part of a breastfeeder's diet.
Galactagogic Goodies!
Although not supported by research, anecdotally, mothers report increased milk volume when taking certain supplements.
Fenugreek seed extract is a popular herb taken by mothers who may be hoping to reduce supplementary feeds and has been used for centuries as a galactagogue. Some mothers claim to notice a difference within a few days, others report an improvement in milk volume after a couple of weeks. See kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastfeed/herbs/fenugreek/ for suggested dosage. As a rough guideline, you could start low and increase the dosage until your sweat and urine smell like maple syrup, then you know you are taking the correct amount!
Local mum, Catherine, found that she smelt strongly of spices rather than maple syrup and decided to investigate other galactagogues and try something different...