Lactogenic Food and Herbs: Mother Food
At about 3 – 4 months postpartum, some mothers get their first period. The taste of their milk changes temporarily and their supply can take a dip. Afterward, her periods might recur in their monthly rhythm, or they may remain several months apart and only slowly become monthly. To prevent …
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The Kindle version of Mother Food is now $.99. I hope it will make lactation during these difficult times of the corona virus easier for breastfeeding and lactating parents. I’ll be posting more about things you can do at home to increase your supply so keep coming here and checking …
It is very tempting to add healthy, popular foods to a list of lactogenic foods and believe it’s okay. But what if it’s not? What if not all healthy foods are actually lactogenic? One likely candidate (healthy but not lactogenic) is the avocado. Though a wonderful food, delicious, nutrient-rich and …
Below are some testimonials. I recommend that my clients do not sign their name to preserve their anonymity. What it comes down to is – if you feel stuck in the feelings of loss and failure after breastfeeding struggles, feel free to give me a call. Leave a voice or …
This November I had a thought: why not try eating the way mothers do in traditional postpartum diets – soup, soup, and more soup, every day, day after day, more soup. Let’s just do it and see what happens. To my surprise, what happened was my getting incredibly filled with …
As we grow up and become adults, we think we are arriving at a place where we are in control of our lives – like at a station or a platform where we can confidently gauge and react to what’s going on. But then we have children, and slowly it …
It’s the end of May, and I’m letting weeds grow out so I can identify what grows here and learn how to use them: wild mustard, wild lettuce, horsetail, sow’s thistle and more. I put together this little film as a first try – if the summer fires allow, I’ll …