Are you experiencing a loss in milk supply or are struggling to keep up with your baby’s demand? Did you know you can try certain supplements to increase milk supply naturally?
Your body uses your baby’s demand as they suck to create the supply necessary but sometimes we need a little help.
Diet, medications, stress, exhaustion (hello!) and other factors can wreck havoc on your milk supply and have you wondering whether you should throw in the towel.
Add in that some women just naturally have a low milk supply and cannot meet their baby’s needs.
It doesn’t mean you have done anything wrong or should worry that you can’t feed your baby.
If you feel that your body could do with a little boost in the lactation department, check out this list the top 10 supplements to increase milk supply.
While lactation supplements work miracles overnight, they will help you to kickstart your body into producing more milk.
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10 Supplements To Increase Milk Supply
Before you head to the doctor’s for medication to boost your supply, you can try one or more of these supplements.
They are especially useful for women who are pumping either at work or exclusively pumping.
You might also want to create a bit of an oversupply in order to build up a freezer stash before you go back to work after maternity leave.
Lactation supplements can help with this.
In addition to supplements to increase your milk supply, you might want to try one of these Milk Boosting Smoothies For Breastfeeding Moms that are full of nutrients and foods that can help your supply.
Milkies Nursing Blend Breastfeeding Supplement
This is a combo supplement from Fairhaven Health. They sell lots of great breastfeeding products such as milk saver bags and supplements.
Use promo code SEASIDE for 10% off your order.
- Includes a blend of time-tested herbs to support breast milk production.
- Provides multivitamin supported targeted to the needs of breastfeeding moms with more Vitamin D and B Vitamins than a standard prenatal vitamin.
- Offers an equivalent dose of 2 grams of Fenugreek from a combination of Fenugreek seed powder and a concentrated Fenugreek extract.
More Milk Special Blend “Motherlove”
Motherlove has amazing reviews on Amazon and is an all vegetarian supplements for boosting your supply.
- Blends the herbs in Motherlove’s bestselling supplement More Milk Plus with goat’s rue to stimulate mammary tissue and boost supply even more.
- Helps increase breast milk for women whose breast size did not increase during pregnancy, have had previous breast surgeries and adoptive mothers
Organika Ma’s Milk
Another Amazon bestseller, this lactation supplement contains the big three galactagogues; blessed thistle, fenugreek seed, and Moringa.
Earth Mama Angel Baby Organic Milkmaid Tea
Lactation tea is a good option if you don’t want to take pills or if you are not getting the boost you need. Milkmaid tea tastes good (it’s made with fennel) and is a safe, caffeine-free herbal tea which can be served hot or cold.
Nature’s Way Fenugreek Seed + Blessed Thistle
If you want the basics without any bells and whistles, this is the supplement for you. Fenugreek and blessed thistle are potent lactation boosters that should work within a day or two.
Booby Boons Chocolate chip lactation cookies
Lactation cookies are a great way to boost your milk supply and get a sweet treat! They get amazing reviews with some women reporting results after just one cookie.
Pink Stork Lactation Cookie Mix
If you like the idea of lactation cookies but would rather make them yourself, this cookie mix is for you!
It contains some great milk-boosting organic ingredients including oats, yeast, flax seed meal, cinnamon, fennel seed powder, marshmallow root powder, alfalfa leaf powder, Shatavari root powder, anise seed, blessed thistle and milk thistle.
Traditional Medicinals Organic Mother’s Milk Tea
This tea contains fenugreek and fennel and has a sweet, slightly bitter with a distinct liquorice-like taste, so be warned if you are not a fan of black liquorice.
Goat’s Rue
I mentioned goat’s rue above and it’s definitely worth considering if you choose a different supplement such as fenugreek but feel that you need an extra boost.
Goat’s Rue tincture is good for breast milk production and breastfeeding support.
Rumina Naturals: Milk Aplenty organic herbal tincture
This all natural tincture is another great one to try and gets great reviews. It contains Shatavari, Moringa/Malunggay, Milk Thistle & Vervain.
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