Your friendship and support will do so much good, after a pretty rough start. You will be like a 'breastfeeding doula', just helping her find that confidence in her body again.
I second the sling! If it's warm, she could let bub go topless and lift up her shirt to make more skin-to-skin time. Nothing beats nodding off on your mummy's warm tum with your nose an inch from a milky nipple.
Taking baby in the bath is another lovely way to clock up more skin-to-skin cuddles and get those lovely hormones flowing.
Kellymom has great info on supply and galactogogues.
There's a book, The Nursing Mother's Guide to Making More Milk that is very helpful. It lists all the galactogogue foods.
Breastfeeding cookies can be great, do you need a recipe, I have one.
Breastfeeding herbal tea can also help, and tinctures from a Naturopath too. My BF tea also contains Vervain which is a galactogogue and it nurtures the nervous system to promote calm and relaxation which can be so helpful when the early weeks have been stressful.
Sounds like things are turning a corner for her.
Last edited by Julie Doula; January 26th, 2012 at 08:05 PM.
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