lactation problems

[GEastwood]

Hello all,

I've seen what seems like an unusual number of women who are not making enough milk to feed their babies, some to the point of making no milk at all. These are well-nourished and well-informed women in a community setting that highly supports breastfeeding, and they typically go to great lengths to get the milk to come in so as not to have to use formula.

I've had only mediocre success with remedies so far. It almost feels epidemic to me. When I was brestfeeding (20 years ago) I don't remember anyone in my circle having this problem.

Anyone out there have experiences or thoughts on this?

Gail
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[Glenda Wilks]

Dear Gail
Your post was referred on to my by a colleague.
Failure to establish supply can be caused by several things:
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There may be retained products
Low thyroid function is often problematical and often there's a family
history; (check out Nat-c especially if she's been on the oral
contraceptive pill for years; Sepia is complementary to Nat-c)
Has she gone back on the oral contraceptive pill?
Was there excessive blood loss at the time of the birth? (Sheehan's
syndrome)
Was there a delay of the baby going to the breast; or was the baby
lacking vigour for the first few days due to a medically-managed birth
with lots of drugs? If the answer is yes it may mean that the prolactin
receptors have not been primed and it's vital that a maximum number are
primed in the first few days to promote lactogenesis.
Does the mother eat enough protein? She needs her ideal body weight
plus 20 protein grams daily until the baby goes on solids. eg a 60 kg
woman needs 20 protein grams a day; she should cover the palm of her
hand with protein 5 times each day.
Our Repertories cite lac-c as being a promoter of mother's milk; in
fact lac-h is often the best Rx to use. As it's a sarcode try it in the
7C potency.
There's a section on low supply on my webpage (see below).

Thanks and best wishes
Patricia
Patricia Hatherly
Homoeopath, Lactation Consultant & Educator
Amamusus Natural Therapies Centre
16 Maculata Drive
Chapel Hill Qld 4069
T: + 61 7 38789767
F: + 61 7 38785208
E: patricia@patriciahatherly.com
http://www.patriciahatherly.com
Cheers - Glenda (forwarding for Patricia)
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[Matthias Dieter Waeger]

hi Gail,

I have had very good results with a tea made up of
equal parts of:

dill seeds
anis seeds
fennel seeds
black cumin seeds
lemon balm leafs
marjoran leafs.

this tea is sold in Germany as breastfeeding tea. and
I prefer breastfeeding mothers to start drinking tea,
before prescribing remedies (which has not yet been
necessary!)

I hope it works for you too.

Matthias
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