Foods that boost milk supply

[aydee]

Has anyone found any foods that anecdotally seem to help with milk supply? Obviously steel cut oats which I have every morning. I'm wondering if there are any others. My supply is okay but not awesome and I'd like to increase it a little if I can. I can't pump for a variety of reasons and LO doesn't tolerate fenugreek (makes her poop nonstop, like 10 times a day, which doesn't help her with weight gain). I also am not a fan of brewer's yeast or beer. Any suggestions?

[Fuckoff]

I snack on almonds through out the day and they really seem to help

[pmcd886]

I think flaxseed is supposed to help. The oatmeal I usually eat has flaxseed in it.

[Deleted]

I ate yogurt and lots of avocados when I was nursing.

[noname]

+1 to flaxseed. I'm not a fan of brewer's yeast either, but I did notice the biggest impact from that over anything else. I find it tolerable in cookies. Also Gatorade or coconut water. Sometimes you can drink so much water it throws your electrolytes off and replacing them can really help. Next to brewer's yeast, Gatorade has been most helpful for me.

[ady45]

I bought these and between these and lactation cookies, I have noticed a difference. www.amazon.com/Premama-Lactation-Support-Powdered-Supplement/dp/B00ZERDQYQ

[ady45]

Oh, I bought them at GNC if you don't want to wait for shipping.

[abvintage]

Brewers yeast, flaxseed, oatmeal, propel or Gatorade.

[anaberry]

Google galactogoges - geeky name for foods that boost milk supply. Carrots help I remember that

[hopefulreturn]

I'm basically exclusively pumping these days. I find that if I drink all the water, all day long it will lead to more output.

Oreos! It's so odd but works for me and so many friends. I eat two every evening. They're also dairy free!

I'm also trying Guiness.

I've heard to avoid Sage and peppermint. An LC had me adding those to my diet when I was repeatedly drowning my baby in oversupply.

[motownthrowdown]

My lactation cookies are oatmeal chocolate chip with flaxseed instead of eggs and wheat germ instead of about 1\2 cup of flour.

All the water.

Eating "real food" helps me, but that requires time and money. Like, fruits and veggies really help, but I don't have tons of time to prep it all for dinner and is expensive.

Fruit smoothies with flaxseed is a good one. I throw frozen berries, a couple tablespoons of flaxseed, and a little juice into a blender. Pretty good.

[tigger815]

I try and hide the Brewers yeast in Brownies or Smoothies. Flax seed, oatmeal. Lots of water. I notice a difference when I don't hydrate. I use MIO for flavor.
Smoothies with oatmeal, flax, brewers yeast seem to yield the best that or a middle of the night pump boosts supply for me. Can you manually relieve some pressure, not actually pump but just squeeze some out in between feeds? The more often your "demanding" I think supply should increase. If that makes sense.

[esgrunner]

Jan 8, 2016 6:19:09 GMT -5 hopefulreturn said:

Oreos! It's so odd but works for me and so many friends. I eat two every evening. They're also dairy free!

Really?! What other dairy free secrets do you know?!
Like, no dairy, even "hidden" stuff?

[hopefulreturn]

Jan 10, 2016 11:08:59 GMT -5 esgrunner said:

Jan 8, 2016 6:19:09 GMT -5 hopefulreturn said:

Oreos! It's so odd but works for me and so many friends. I eat two every evening. They're also dairy free!

Really?! What other dairy free secrets do you know?!
Like, no dairy, even "hidden" stuff?

Oreos are vegan!

My grocery store brand bread, bagels, and English muffins are all dairy free too! Many of the name brands include milk.

[carabassa]

Ugh. I reeeally want Oreos now.

[csb314]

Brewers yeast and chia seeds always helped me. I ate the hell out of those lactation cookies. The recipe I used was from Google and was like Noel someone's recipe. It was the best.

[cupcakecutiern]

Jan 10, 2016 18:20:50 GMT -5 csb314 said:

Brewers yeast and chia seeds always helped me. I ate the hell out of those lactation cookies. The recipe I used was from Google and was like Noel someone's recipe. It was the best.

That's my favorite recipe. They're so good.

[esgrunner]

Jan 10, 2016 16:37:38 GMT -5 hopefulreturn said:

Jan 10, 2016 11:08:59 GMT -5 esgrunner said:

Really?! What other dairy free secrets do you know?!
Like, no dairy, even "hidden" stuff?

Oreos are vegan!

My grocery store brand bread, bagels, and English muffins are all dairy free too! Many of the name brands include milk.

Thank you! I will check my store.