Lactation Cookies.. question..

I don't see that it could hurt at all - it's worth a try! If it's any help to your cousin, I had the same problem with DD1 - I had a severe PPH and just didn't produce any milk. Second time around, I had no complications and my milk came in straight away, so just let her know she should be fine :)
I have also heard that it's possibly to stimulate a milk supply before baby's birth, and these cookies are very inexpensive to make (I scored a huge bag of linseed/flaxseed meal for under $5 and it will last me for months!, and the brewer's yeast is about $1 a tbs so it's not cost-prohibitive), so if it doesn't work for her she won't be too out of pocket :)

Wish her luck for me!!

I probably wouldnt start them too early, I would suggest holding out as long as she can.

I'm not exactly sure how these cookies work... but you dont want your milk coming in before bubs is born, bubs needs to get the colostrum.

~Sally~ makes a good point (although I've heard of women beginning to express and establish a milk supply well before 38 weeks so I don't know the actual logistics of milk vs colostrum supply, maybe the body only makes colostrum until baby is actually born, kwim?? Will have to research that one, I'm curious now). Maybe eating the cookies while pg will get her body started on making milk, but if she's not expressing it it will just be stored there until bub comes and starts suckling??
But the cookies work pretty much instantaneously, I was squirting all over the place within a few hours of giving these cookies a go, so if you just hang out until your cousin goes into labour, then make up a batch and pop in to the hospital with them so she can get started soon after baby arrives??

The cookies will not produce milk if it is not already there, hence why men & children can eat these with no problems. The active ingredients will only increase supply if it's in, or coming in. I made these for a friend & gave them to her just under 24 hours after her emegency c/s and she had milk flowing by the end of day four. We think think they may have helped it to come in quicker.

Thank you very much for your help ladies. It is much appreciated.
I shall keep you posted on how she goes.

just subscribing to thi thread for the recipe :lol:

GREAT thread Sally!!!

I'm subscribing too!!! :D

ohh sounds good.. I think I will have to give these a try to

lol :lol:

Be warned these are VERY addictive...
I eat a proper breakkie and proper dinner, but the rest of the day I'm back and forth from that container!! Some days I eat so many that I miss lunch :redface:

I'm having a wee bit of trouble keeping up with Tom's growth spurt so these might be the go for me. One thing though, does anyone know if the brewer's yeast is a problem for those who have a problem with thrush?

i just jumped back in this tread to ask the exact same question as toomany re: thrush..??

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i just jumped back in this tread to ask the exact same question as toomany re: thrush..??

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Great minds think alike! I'll look forward to seeing if anyone has any answers ;)

I have no idea... hopefully someone can answer it for you.

so that probably explains why when i was eating heaps of these that i did get thrush a lot?? i thought it was all the sugar or the hormones from breastfeeding...

If you are concerned about thrush, just ditch the yeast. It would not make any difference to the recipe, might just taste slightly different, and that you wont get the benefit of it for supply, but you still get the benefit of the oats and flaxseed meal, so better than nothing right....

YUMMO!!

Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom... DP won't eat them cause I told him they were for my milk supply... LOL he thinks all my post preggo hormone talks of "well grow breasts and lactate" might actually come true if he eats them... oh well more for me!

Have eaten about 6 (or more :redface:) tonight and after reading this thread think I should have waited until the morning to eat them LOL... might be waking up quite uncomfy during the night.

Oh well... who I am I kidding I couldn't have not eaten them

How long does it take to notice an increase in your supply?
My DD2 has a tongue tie that is to be snipped tomorrow morning. She is having 1-2 breast feeds a day but is mostly fed EBM. I have noticed over the last day or so that my supply is dropping down slightly and I don't want it to drop down now that we're about to get the TT snip done. I am going to buy the cookie ingredients in the morning.

Personally, I notice within 1-2 hours after eating 2-3 cookies :)
All the best for tomorrow.

For me it was more like about 8 hours, if I had them in the morning my supply was increasing by the afternoon.

I woke up with both sides engorged... usually it is only one side because DD only feeds from one side per feed so the one she feeds from overnight is usually only a little bit engorged but this morning they both were.

That was my first morning after eating about 10 cookies all up :redface:

Hope all goes well with the TT Lisa

Thanks everyone. Great to know it is something I should notice within hours rather than days like I was expecting.
Anelise's TT snip went great. When Harrison had his TT snipped, my supply couldn't keep up as it was still in TT mode and he ended up on comp feeds at 6 months, this is something I am trying to avoid by expressing and now by making these cookies.
I am off to buy my cookie ingredients this afternoon after DH finishes work. I will probably sit down to a few after dinner tonight, all going well.

I'm looking forward to loads of successful breast feeds in the near future.

Glad it went well Lisa!

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I woke up with both sides engorged...
That was my first morning after eating about 10 cookies all up :redface:

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hehe you sound like me, they are sooo addictive!