references
WIC Breastfeeding Support: “Low Milk Supply”
John Hopkins Medicine: “5 Breastfeeding Diet Myths”
CDC: “Maternal Diet”
CDC: “Mercury”
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: "Promoting Nutrition for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women"
UT Southwestern Medical Center: “6 factors that won’t decrease your breast milk supply”
WIC Breastfeeding Support: “Taking Care of You”
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: "Nursing Your Baby? What You Eat and Drink Matters"
Phytotherapy Research: “Effectiveness of fenugreek as a galactagogue: A network meta-analysis”
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine: “The Effects of Date Fruit Consumption on Breast Milk Quantity and Nutritional Status of Infants”
There's no quick solution when it comes to increasing breast milk supply, but nutrition plays an important role.
Image Credit: JGI/Jamie Grill/Tetra images/GettyImages
Image Credit: JGI/Jamie Grill/Tetra images/GettyImages
- Diet and Milk Supply
- Best Foods
- Lactation Products
Fish oil supplements may be an option to satisfy the nutritional need for DHA omega-3 fatty acids if low-mercury fish isn’t an option.
WIC Breastfeeding Support: “Low Milk Supply”
John Hopkins Medicine: “5 Breastfeeding Diet Myths”
CDC: “Maternal Diet”
CDC: “Mercury”
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: "Promoting Nutrition for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women"
UT Southwestern Medical Center: “6 factors that won’t decrease your breast milk supply”
WIC Breastfeeding Support: “Taking Care of You”
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: "Nursing Your Baby? What You Eat and Drink Matters"
Phytotherapy Research: “Effectiveness of fenugreek as a galactagogue: A network meta-analysis”
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine: “The Effects of Date Fruit Consumption on Breast Milk Quantity and Nutritional Status of Infants”
