Mint and Lactation

Married2MrWright

I just discovered that mint can dry up one's milk supply! D'oh! You know what I've been doing? Have a cup of mint tea daily to destress! Oy. Then, my milk supply would dip so I'd add a bag of Mama's Milk Tea (with Fenugreek and other galactalogues) to help it. Ugh. How dumb am I? I don't like the taste of Mama's Milk Tea so I was using the Mint to cover it, a bit.

Anyway...just thought I'd share. No more mint tea for me...at least not while I am still nursing. I've found that it's also flaring up GERD for me, so that's another reason to lay off. Gotta find another herbal solution that is BF-friendly and that will mask the yuckiness of Mama's Milk Tea.

vanilla15

I don't know if it makes a difference in the effectiveness but I add sugar to the Mother's Milk Tea now.  I used to add honey, but one day I ran out & used sugar instead.  for me, it made a big difference in the taste. 

As for a destressing tea, what about chamomile tea? or some kind of lavender?

mrspresley

I never knew that!

i love your new siggy pic btw - great holiday pic

Married2MrWright

mrspresley:

i love your new siggy pic btw - great holiday pic

Thanks! I got a coupon for $9 for 6 photos sheets from the Picture People. So for $9 plus $0.77 tax I got 1-8x10, 4-5x7's, and 15-4x6's for our family members and close friends. Then, I just got ANOTHER coupon for the same deal! So I plan to take her back next week and snap some of her in another holiday outfit. They have a similar deal, but for $18 on their site (downloadable coupon)...

https://www.picturepeople.com/_assets/img/Promotion/PicturePeople_BBundle_18_coupon.pdf

I think they're also offering 25 holiday photo cards for $25. Everything is done in 1 hour.

mrspresley

i had that same coupon but mine expired on 10/31 and i never got around to going! great that you got to take advantage of that

MrsNJSwimmer

she is so cute!  my blocker at work isn't turned on, so I can see everyone's pics right now! YAY!

inamra

Eek! I didn't know that! Good thing you found out and stopped it sooner than later! I wonder if it's also due to mint that I have little drops in my supply from time to time because I love mint w/dark chocolate =P

Btw, I'm totally loving your new siggy pic!!! That's such a beautiful outfit!! What a cute holiday pic

Married2MrWright

inamra:

Btw, I'm totally loving your new siggy pic!!! That's such a beautiful outfit!! What a cute holiday pic

Thanks! I am proud to say that the entire outfit was under $13!

$8 for the romper from Just Between Friends, shoes $4 from Children's Orchard and headband, tights free (hand me downs from BFF), 1 of 3 from the Dollar Spot at Target.

Once-in-a-lifetime baby's first Christmas Portrait? Priceless! (Well, $9 with my awesome coupon).

parrotgirl

inamra:

Eek! I didn't know that! Good thing you found out and stopped it sooner than later! I wonder if it's also due to mint that I have little drops in my supply from time to time because I love mint w/dark chocolate =P

Btw, I'm totally loving your new siggy pic!!! That's such a beautiful outfit!! What a cute holiday pic

This. I'm drinking a mint mocha right now...so yummy! Great deal Lori! I'm hoping to take some pics with Santa today.