How to Produce More Breast Milk
How to Produce More Breast Milk
1. Drink More Water
Did you know that 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated? It is especially important to drink more water while breast-feeding to increase your hydration levels. While you may not be thirsty, it is strongly encouraged to drink at least 68 ounce glasses of water per day.
2. Lactation Cookies
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Lactation cookies are made for this exact problem. They are packed full of nutrients that will help your body produce more breastmilk. There is a recipe for lactation cookies at the very end of this description.
3. Garlic
Garlic has been used for many centuries to help women produce more breastmilk. You do not want to go over board on garlic and we recommend garlic tablets and Have no smell. You do not want the garlic taste getting into the breastmilk so these are ideal.
4. Carrots
Carrots are also a great way to produce more breastmilk. They're healthy source of carbohydrates and they will also help to boost your potassium levels. Furthermore, carrots are healthy and will help you shed baby weight.
5. Fenugreek and Fennel Seeds
These two seeds are also helpful to produce more breastmilk. You maybe thinking, how am I going to eat them? But, they do come in a variety of different's supplements and you can also use them in your lactation cookies.
6. Regular Breast-Feeding
Regular breast-feeding will help you increase your milk supply immensely. The reason for this is that it conditions your body to produce breastmilk. So, it is important to stay on a schedule while breast-feeding.
7. Supplements
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If nothing else works for you, you can try out some supplementation. There are a number of supplements on the market for mothers who are trying to produce more breastmilk. They are readily available on Amazon and threw many online retailers.
Lactation cookie recipe:
Ingredients:
1 cup of butter
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of firmly packed brown sugar
4 tablespoons of water
2 tablespoons of flax seed meal (don’t skip this step, and no substitutions!)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of salt
3 cups of steel cut oats
1 cup of chocolate chips
4 tablespoons of brewer's yeast
Directions:
1 Preheat oven to 350°.
2 Mix the flaxseed meal and water and let sit for 3-5 minutes.
3 Cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar.
4 Add eggs and mix well.
5 Add flaxseed mix and vanilla, mix well.
6 Sift together flour, brewer’s yeast, baking soda, and salt.
7 Add dry ingredients to butter mix.
8 Thoroughly stir in oats and chocolate chips.
9 Scoop onto baking sheet, approximately 1” balls.
10 Bake for 12 minutes.
11 Allow cookies to set for a few minutes before removing from tray.
12 Enjoy!
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