After giving birth, the woman’s breast produces colostrum in the first few days, and then breast milk comes in. Not everyone has it “pouring rivers”, because many factors influence milk production, from nutrition to the psychological state of the mother. If the baby does not have enough milk, the baby does not overeat, and you want to keep clean (without additional feeding) breastfeeding, you should pay attention to funds to increase milk secretion. These include special teas to improve lactation. Breastfeeding teas will help stimulate milk flow and improve the secretion of the mammary glands.
Which tea to choose?
How to choose the right tea? Going to the pharmacy, you can just get confused by the variety of this product. However, there is some distinction between the teas used in breastfeeding.
Teas are divided into:
- Granular, or, more simply, instant ones (produced by such companies as Humana, Hipp, Lasana, Bebivita, Nutricia, etc.);
- Packaged (firms "Grandma’s basket", Fleur Alpine, Evalar, Weleda, etc.).
In bags or granules?
The advantage of granulated teas is that such tea is made instantly - 2 teaspoons of dry granules per 200 ml of water. Tea is ready! With a small child in her arms, this is a definite advantage over tea bags, which take some time to brew. And, unfortunately, the manufacturers of tea bags in most cases make bags without labels, for which it is convenient to pull them out of the mug. Despite the fact that this seems to be a small flaw, in the first months of a child’s life, mom gets catastrophically tired, so extra troubles are completely useless, and will only irritate an already tired nervous system.
But there is also a minus of convenient instant teas. And this minus can significantly affect your choice of lactational tea. This is the price. As a rule, granular teas cost from 200 rubles and above, and given the mother’s need for fluid, such a pleasure can go a penny. The price of packaged teas is much more acceptable - you can find teas from 40 rubles for 20 filter bags.
In terms of benefits, teas of both types are not inferior to each other. Since teas are intended for nursing mothers, they do not contain dyes, they are hypoallergenic. A wide variety of flavors is presented, and let it not bother you - each component of the composition brings useful properties and vitamins to tea.
I advise you to choose breastfeeding teas, which include fennel, caraway seeds, lemon balm, anise. These plants give a double benefit - increase lactation, improve sleep and have an antispasmodic effect, which prevent colic at your baby.
You can find tips on brewing pure medicinal herbs to increase milk. For example, brew chamomile grass, or dill seeds.Remember that breastfeeding teas contain a balanced amount of each of the ingredients. And dubious recommendations and inaccurate dosage can provoke a completely opposite effect than what you expect. Do not risk your health and the health of your baby.
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