5 Foods That Increase Supply Of Breast milk

If you have problems with your supply, the best way to increase your breast milk supply is by breastfeeding, breastfeeding your baby frequently is much more efficient than any other method of trying to help your body produce more milk.

But if you think your breast milk supply needs a boost besides breastfeeding, here are some foods you should incorporate into your diet to increase your breast milk supply.

1. Oats

Eating oats can actually help your breast milk supply, oats contain saponins in high quantity and they contain are antibiotic and anti-inflammatory, supporting the immune system. But they are also milk-making hormones so, every day add oatmeal to your diet.

2. Brewer’s Yeast

Drinking a bottle of wine once in a while (if you’re a drinker) will help with your milk supply as it helps with milk ejection. The brewer’s yeast in wine contains phytoestrogens, making it a good source of protein and iron. Women who eat nutritional yeast have been known to have more energy.

3. Garlic

Garlic is used all over the world as a medicinal root, and it taste good when used for cooking too. When eaten in moderation, garlic may have a lactogenic effect which may be because babies like it’s flavour. When cooking, add garlic to your meal, not too much, though. It’s been found that babies nurse more when mothers incorporate garlic into their diet.

4. Tea

Teas with a combination of galactagogues are commercial lactation tea specially designed for increasing breast milk supply. If you want to take the tea, follow the directions on the package. Other ingredients in the tea include anise seed, red raspberry leaf, marshmallow root, goat’s rue and more…..The best tea for you are the fresh ones made with organic ingredients.

5. Nuts

Nuts contain a high level of protein and fatty acids and they can go with any diet. Nuts have amino acids which build blocks for serotonin, which is a necessary neurotransmitter for lactation. Almond nuts are the best nuts to improve breast milk supply and if you want something sweet you can go for marzipan.

Mothers who breastfeed exclusively rarely have low milk supply issues especially when they eat healthy. Boost your breast milk supply today by eating these foods.

Mamalettes! How did you combat low milk supply?