Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Does drinking milk affect your breast milk supply?
So I dont know if it is an old wives tale, or actually does work, but apparantly someone has said that your production of hind milk is affected by the amount of milk fat that you drink. I want to know if anyone else out there has heard of this theory or not? We drink skim milk at home, and apparantly if we want our soon to get more of the good stuff, we need to up that. I want to know what you all think?
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I couldn't drink milk when I was breast feeding. Both of my kids had colic and the more dairy I had the worse it was, so I cut out all dairy and they turned out fine.
ReplyDeleteWow, that throws the theory, how were you on cheeses, yogurt, and other rich calcium foods?
ReplyDeleteCould not eat any of them until I was finished breast feeding. It was the longest 9 months of my life!
ReplyDeleteHere's something that I thought was interesting!!
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Frequent stimulation of the breast and frequent expression of milk will increase milk supply the most. The more often your baby nurses, the more milk your body will make. Most newborns feed 10-12 times per day.
Brewer’s yeast is a supplement that contains protein, iron, and B vitamins and may help increase milk supply. This has not been studied thoroughly on lactating women and I do not recommend taking it without consulting your doctor or pharmacist first.
Milk thistle and fenugreek are also supplements that may or may not increase milk supply. These have also not have thoroughly studied and I would not recommend taking them without discussing with your doctor or pharmacist first.
Caffeine can stimulate milk production, but it also stimulates baby, making him fussy and not sleep well.
Adequate sleep, rest, and fluids will promote maximum milk production
Stress can decrease milk production
Birth control pills may decrease milk supply