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Foods, Herbs and Medicines

Many people do not realize that food and herbs can be medicine and that particular foods and herbs can affect lactation.  Adding lactogenic foods and herbs into one's diet can be very helpful for increasing the nutritional content of mother's milk.  Some mothers have found that lactogenic foods and herbs increase their supply.  For others, it takes trial and error to see what affects their milk supply.  Finally, for moms struggling with maintaining their milk supply, it is important to learn which foods and herbs typically decrease lactation and to avoid these foods and herbs.
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Lactogenic Foods and Herbs

Around the world and throughout history, mothers have known that certain foods support their milk production. These foods were valued in earliest cultures and highlighted in mythology. Mother Goddesses were associated with barley grain, the almond, coconut, lotus, the elder tree, and many other plants and foods that were used historically to increase milk production. Read more...

Introduction to the MOBI Herbal

Introduction to the MOBI Herbal based on "A Lactogenic Herbal" from Hilary Jacobson's Mother Food. Read more...

Lactogenic Herbs: Mother Nature's Milk Boosters

Second Part of the MOBI Herbal based on "A Lactogenic Herbal" from Hilary Jacobson's Mother Food. Read more...

How to Prepare Tea

Herbal teas can be taken cold, but for some mothers, warm herbal teas support milk supply better. Warm tea gently in a pot to avoid the loss of volatile oils in the steam. Read more...

Herbal Galactagogues

Galactagogues are used during lactation to increase the quantity of breastmilk. Common galactogogues include anise, blessed thistle, chasteberry, fennel, fenugreek, hops, etc.  Read more...


Medicines

TO BE WRITTEN!!! Medicines such as Reglan or Domperidone have the property to increase milk sullply.  Read more...