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Lactation cookies

shar01shar01
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My milk supply has tanked recently (within the last week or so). I used to get 4-5 oz when I'd pump for 10 mins now I'm lucky if I get 2-3 oz after pumping for 10 mins. Last night I pumped for 15 mins & didn't even get an ounce. I've been using my freezer stash but G does prefer fresh milk if he has to take a bottle (at day care). He's refused some of the freezer milk Sad If you've made lactation cookies, which recipe did you use? Did they work? Where did you find flaxseed meal & brewers yeast (I live in the Mill Creek area & am wondering if I need to go to a specialty store for these ingredients)? Where thick cut oats hard to find? And finally, how long did it take (time wise & how many cookies did you need to eat) before your supply went up?
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  • KathzooKathzoo
    I've never made them, but I am pretty sure Central Market has those ingredients.
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  • MSTie24MSTie24
    Also try Granola's Natural Market by Central, they probably have that stuff too.  I tried cookies made by Yummy Mummy which are tasty if you don't have time to bake.  I very rarely pump and I also use Fenugreek caps so I can't comment on any measurable increase, I just was able to see my daughter gaining through weight checks so I knew something was working.  GL!

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  • IrishsapphireIrishsapphire member

    This is the recipe that I got from the hospital. 

    https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/LACTATION-COOKIES-1252680

    I got the Flaxseed meal and brewers yeast (over by the vitamin section) from Whole Foods Market.  I use quick cooking Quaker oats now.  It is just easier. 

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  • blueLu25blueLu25

    I got my supplies from Central Market. fwiw, I have been just making reg. oatmeal cookies and it seems like the same effect. I noticed it helped right away. You do have to eat a lot of them tho ;) With chocolate chips. 

    Another thing I swear by is drinking Gatorade. Its never failed me yet and I am nursing my second baby. GL!! 

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  • blueLu25blueLu25
    oh- and you dont need to get any special oatmeal- just get the steel cut or old-fashioned kind. I got a huge thing from Safeway (its the non-instant one). 
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  • shar01shar01
    Thanks for the responses! I'll be making the cookies later this week.
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  • LuvWestCoastLuvWestCoast
    imageIrishSapphire:

    This is the recipe that I got from the hospital. 

    https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/LACTATION-COOKIES-1252680

    I got the Flaxseed meal and brewers yeast (over by the vitamin section) from Whole Foods Market.  I use quick cooking Quaker oats now.  It is just easier. 

    I (well my mom) used this recipe too. She got the flax and brewers at Fred Meyer in the natural section in bulk foods I believe. I've also seen Brewer's yeast at Supper Supplements, they probably have flax as well. For the oats, I think you can use regular (not quick cooking) oats, we used Gluten Free oats. I was also told to eat 4 cookies a day.

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