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Fenugreek
Breastfeeding? Need to increase milk supply?
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Lactation Connection offers
fenugreek to help
increase nursing mothers
milk supply along with the appropriate dosage information.
Fenugreek is an herb used in capsule form or in
tea to increase milk
production. It has been found fenugreek can increase a nursing
mothers milk supply within 24 to 72 hours after first taking the
herb. Once an adequate level of milk production is reached, most
women can discontinue fenugreek and maintain milk supply
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Many women today take fenugreek in a pill form
or in tea form, although tea is believed to be less potent than the
capsules. Fenugreek can be used either short-term to boost milk
supply or long-term to augment supply and/or pumping yields.
In combination with herbs for increasing milk supply volume,
a professional or hospital grade
breast pump
can be used to simulate a growth spurt and increase milk supply as
well. For information on using a breast pump, view or print
the following article from Ameda:
http://www.ameda.com/files/pdfs/907968-307_FlMlkSply_B.pdf |
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Throughout history, some of the most commonly used
galactagogues (anything that increases milk supply) have been
fenugreek, blessed thistle, fennel seed and alfalfa. Fenugreek appears to be the herb that is most often
used to increase milk supply, but some women enjoy a better milk
yield with a combination of Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle. Lactation Connection offers
only the best fenugreek and blessed thistle
in glass amber bottles to protect freshness and potency.
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For more information about
fenugreek, visit the
following links:
Fenugreek: One Remedy for Milk Production
by Kathleen Huggins, RN, MS
Fenugreek: Overlooked but not Forgotten by Rima Jensen, MD
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