Low quality of milk can be cause by medications or a poor diet, many antibiotics contaminate the milk and a diet high in caffeine may cause colics and sleeping problems. For the baby it is very important that the the mother keeps eating a well balance diet after giving birth, and preferably foods with no traces of pesticides these poisons become highly concentrated in the milk.
The use of a breast pump may inhibit the production of milk, lowering the amount available to the baby, this gives the false idea that the infant should be change to formula in order for him to be satisfied, when in fact the problem is the quantity of milk that the mother is producing.
Home remedies can help with both of these common breastfeeding problems.
Home Remedies We recommend
* Eat alfalfa or take it in capsules, it stimulates lactation, improves quality and quantity of milk.* Chaste tree Increases flow of milk, by affecting pituitary's prolactin secretion.
* Chinese use a herb called codonopsis to increase lactation and strengthen the blood.
* Goat's rue this herb has been used by midwives for hundreds of years to improve breast milk production by as much as 50%.
* Vervain encourages milk secretion and flow, it also increases absorption of nutrients from food and helps with postpartum depression.
* Medical studies have shown bovine colostrum to be identical to human colostrum in composition. Colostrum is the milk secreted for a few days after birth. It is characterized by a high protein and immune body content. Colostrum has been shown to stimulate normal growth, regeneration and accelerated repair of aged or injured muscle, skin collagen, bone, cartilage and nerve tissues. Colostrum helps build lean muscle and helps stimulate the body to burn fat. Research has shown that colostrum has powerful natural immune and growth factors. Colostrum helps combat disease-causing organisms such as bacteria, viruses, yeast and parasites. Research has shown that bovine colostrum is easily assimilated by humans and is up to 40 times richer in immune factors than human colostrum. It is very important that the highest quality Bovine Colostrum is taken.
