What supplements have worked for you to help prevent plugged ducts, help your milk let down, promote healing and prevent mastitis and infection?
2006-12-26 08:03:57 · 11 answers · asked by ? 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Taking lecithin can help if you are having problems with plugged ducts.
There are no supplements that help with milk letdown that I am aware of. Milk letdown is caused by a release of hormones in response to your baby.
To prevent mastitis/breast infections, make sure you are nursing frequently and taking good care of your body. If you DO begin to develop mastitis, take mega doses of vitamin C, push fluids, REST, NURSE a lot and chop raw garlic cloves into pill-sized pieces and swallow them.
2006-12-26 08:26:02 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fenugreek is a good supplement for milk production. For sore engorged breasts you can put cabbage leaves on, it really works! Letting breast milk dry on your nipples will help to heal them in the first couple of weeks and toughen them up. Just looking at your baby or pictures of babies or the sound of crying should be enough to make you let down. Hope that helps!
2006-12-26 08:30:37 · answer #2 · answered by mom-knows-best 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i replaced into advised to proceed prenatal supplementations for a three hundred and sixty 5 days if breastfeeding (or longer if I persevered to breastfeed) or atleast 3 months if i desperate to no longer breastfeed to rebuild my physique. additionally i replaced into advised to proceed the supplementations if I planned on attempting for yet another toddler as that could enable supplementations to construct up for yet another toddler (enable this is cautioned to attend 12-18 months between pregnancies).
2016-10-06 01:17:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a tea called "mother's milk" that helped me when I was breastfeeding. You should be able to get it at your local health food store. Also V8 helps aid in breastfeeding as well. Don't ask me why but it does. Good luck!
2006-12-26 08:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by aimeeme_g 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fenugreek works wonders.
If you have clogged ducts though, see your dr. But if you want to increase your supply Fenugreek is the best thing to take.. You can get it at GNC.
2006-12-26 08:53:10 · answer #5 · answered by alexis73102 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was given prenatal vitamins during my pregnancy's (I was underweight so they assumed I didn't eat well) Continue with the prenatal vitamins while breastfeeding
2006-12-26 11:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by ADragonsGoddess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
consult your dr, you have to be careful with that. Anything you have will be transfered to the milk and to you child. Also why many women refuse to start up smoking while breast feeding.
2006-12-26 08:06:09 · answer #7 · answered by Juleette 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i have been told to keep taking prenatal vitamins....it makes sense, if it was good to take while the baby was growing inside of you, whats would change it being just as good for your breastmilk that the baby will feed on!?!?!
2006-12-26 08:09:32 · answer #8 · answered by cbs1angel 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Vitamin c,d,e,calcium and ferrum
2006-12-26 08:07:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would not take anything that could affect my child sucking my milk.
2006-12-26 08:05:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋