Breastfeeding can be one of the most connecting experiences you share with your baby. After you grew them for 8 months, you can now continue to nourish them from your body. Unlike bottle feeding though, it’s hard to know just how much milk your baby is getting. Many parents experience having a low milk supply which can be detrimental to new babies. Other parents need to create a stash of milk before they return to work. Luckily, there are some natural herbs that can act to increase your supply.
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I’m currently nursing my third child. I swear, at this point we’ve experienced every problem in the book… low milk supply, tongue ties (on all three!), clogged ducts, formula supplementation – you name it, I’ve experienced it. Low milk supply was honestly the most stressful for me. So with our newest addition to our family, I was eager to get some help in the form of an herbal supplement.
A Quick Note: Although this supplement rocks, I highly highly recommend seeing an Internation Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). No amount of herbs can fix a bad latch, anatomy issues, and many other problems. And as always, check with your healthcare provider before beginning any new supplements. Some herbs can interact with other medications.
Naturally Increase Breastmilk Supply with Lots of Milk
Lots of Milk is a supplement designed to increase nursing women’s milk supply. It contains three ingredients that are known to be galactagogues, herbs that increase milk supply. Fenugeek, fennel and marshmallow. It’s been designed to work better than just fenugeek alone, which is a lot of people’s first go to. It’s made in the USA and is both vegan and gluten free as the capsules are made from rice flour.
- Fenugreek – This is the most commonly recommended herbal supplement for breastfeeding mothers. A member of the pea family, it has been known to stimulate the glands in breasts responsible for milk production.
- Fennel – This herbs is also commonly recommended to increase milk supply due to its estrogen like properties. Can pass through breast milk and aid a baby’s digestive problems as well.
- Marshmallow – Marshmallow root is thought to increase estrogen in the body which then increases breast milk supply. It is typically used in conjuntion with other galactagogues.
I don’t love the taste of fenugeek, so being able to take it in pill form is much easier for me. You take 3 pills per day. I found them easy to take; they are pretty standard size capsules, with no particular taste or odor. I noticed an increase in my supply within 3-4 days of taking them, although some nursing parents have noticed an increase in as little as 24 hours while taking fenugreek, so its possible they may work even quicker for you.
Some nursing parents are able to wean themselves off of the herbs or stop taking them altogether and maintain their higher milk supply. I found that if I missed a day my supply started decreasing back to its baseline pretty quick. It’s not really a problem for me – but this may or may not be a one time purchase if you are looking for a permanent increase.
Overall, I really liked them. I did notice an increase in my breastmilk supply, and have been able to pump a little extra to start a small supply going, something I wasn’t able to do as much with my first two.
My only compaint is that I wish it came in child proof packaging. Of course proper storage will negate this problem, but I’m a firm believe that all supplements and medicines should have child proof packaging – kids are sneaky!
The Lots of Milk breastfeeding supplement can be purchased direct from the webiste at Basic Vigor
