Breastfeeding Tips Part 2 – What Foods to Boost Milk Supply
Note: Foods mentioned here are on Mummies’ Breastfeeding Diet.
Today I am going to share on my breastfeeding tips on what is good for boosting milk supply. Its very easy to see a drop in milk supply, with our current stressful pace of life in Singapore, its easily understandable as I have been working for the past 10 years of my life.
Does drinking milk help?
Seriously, I do not see an increase of milk supply when I drink milk. However, if you feel that your daily diet’s not healthy enough for baby, do feel free to get those milk powders for lactating mums, do note, if you belong to the category of mums who get heaty easily like me, try to drink it with more water (mix) rather than follow the instructions. For drinking lots of fluids is good. Guideline: 8 cups of water a day.
Eat Papaya.
Eat a slice of papaya one hour before or after lunch is good for your stomach as well as boost a bit of the milk supply.
Eat Fishes, Cod Fish is best.
Of many many fishes I took, the cod fish is the best in boosting supply. The price tag is also one of the best… (its pricey). Basically, white variety fishes work better than red ones.
Drink Papaya Soup with Fish Tail (Cod Fish works Best)
If you are in serious need to boost milk supply, say by at least 50%, boil fish tail with half-ripe papaya, you can also add some wolfberries, ginseng and ginger.
Oats are Good
If you like cereals, good, for oats boost milk supply too, and more importantly, its nutritious for you and baby too. Oats that are sticky works best. My personal preference is Quaker Oats, those instant type but you need to add sugar or condensed milk to it.
Nutritious Soups during confinement works well too
Drink plenty of nutritious soups, if your body constitution are able to handle them without getting too heaty. I get heaty easily, so I eat more oats rather than drink nutritious soups.
Drink a cup of warm water before feed
This works for me. For warm water helps with the milk flow, and you may get more let-downs as well.
Once again, do eat in moderation, you cannot be drinking the papaya soup with fish tail everyday, else the milk gets too much, you may get engorged and milk may go to waste. I also feel that 2 cups of oats a day is good enough to maintain or give it a little bit more boost.
Babies can taste the flavours in what mothers eat, if you are adventurous enough, try tasting your breastmilk, you may be able to know why sometimes babies smack their lips after drinking or sometimes reject the milk… Enjoy!
- SweetieTots
November 6th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
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