In order to stimulate lactation, you need to eat certain foods. This is especially true for those women who are experiencing problems associated with insufficient milk production.
Lactation stimulating foods
Scientists have already been able to prove that breast milk is produced from blood components. Nevertheless, the quality of nutrition of a young mother still has a certain effect on lactation. There are foods that stimulate milk production. They must be consumed by women who have certain problems with this.
The most famous product that allows you to establish lactation is walnut. Experts believe that it not only stimulates milk production, but also increases its fat content. However, you should not eat this product in large quantities. Eating just a few peeled nuts a day is sufficient. In addition to these, you can also add chopped peanuts to food.
To increase milk production, young mothers need to eat fish, lean meats, cottage cheese, milk. It is important that protein foods are present in the diet.
The presence in the diet of such seasonings as caraway seeds, dill seeds, fennel helps to establish lactation. Beet juice with honey, grated carrots with honey and milk also help.
Drinks that increase breast milk production
In order for the milk to begin to arrive, you can start drinking special lactogonic drinks. You can buy ready-made teas, or you can prepare a herbal tea yourself. To do this, you need to buy the necessary herbs at the pharmacy and brew them several times a day.
A decoction of dill and caraway seeds helps to cope with the lack of mother's milk. Tea with milk stimulates lactation very well, which can be simply added to the finished drink. Better yet, boil the tea leaves in milk, strain it and drink it several times a day.
All drinks should be warm, but not hot. This helps to further stimulate lactation. It is also important to remember that the problem of milk shortage must be approached comprehensively. It cannot be solved only by adjusting the daily diet and drinking teas. Frequent breastfeeding is the best way to stimulate breast milk production. Night feeds and sleeping together are equally important.
If the problem of milk shortage is somehow related to stress, motherwort, valerian, or other herbs that have a mild calming effect can be added to lactogonic teas. Mint is not suitable for these purposes, as it reduces the amount of milk produced.
