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Super Yummy Lactation Balls!

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Diet and Foods, Healthy Baby, Healthy Cooking, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Wellness breastfeeding, Healthy desserts, healthy snacks, lactation, milk supply Permalink 0

Yummy Lactation Balls

Continuing on our lactation kick here at The Organic Beauty, we have a new delicious recipe from a beautiful mama, my friend Tara at Tara Josette Snacks. Tara is part of the amazing community of new mamas that I’m so lucky to be a part of here in LA, and she’s always bringing these super duper yummy lactation balls to our mommy playdates. No joke, you guys, these things are FOR REAL. After eating a couple delicious little balls, my milk got flowing like crazy, which was especially crucial after my supply took a hit when I starting my period again : ( (For more ways to naturally boost milk supply, click here).

The delicious lactation balls have a bunch of ingredients that are amazing for milk supply (like brewer’s yeast and oats) and quality (like coconut oil and nuts). They are naturally sweet and are perfect for satisfying a sugar craving healthfully. They’re loaded with healthy fats, protein, and whole grains, so they’re also awesome for keeping you full and stabilizing blood sugar. The long and the short of it.. They’re awesome. Here are a few words about them from the lovely Tara:

6 Ways to Boost Milk Supply

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Diet and Foods, Healthy Baby, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition, Wellness breastfeeding, galactagogues, Healthy Baby, Holistic Health, holistic mama Permalink 0

Boost Milk Supply

A lot of breastfeeding women freak out when they notice their supply dropping while traveling, if they get sick, or around the time they start menstruating again (usually between 4-6 months after birth), and think they need to start supplementing with formula. It doesn’t help that many myself had major drops in supply from all three of these factors, which led me to dive deep into natural ways to boost milk supply. The good news is, I discovered tons of easy peasy things you can do to boost your supply when things get a little dry. Unless there is something medical going on, like hypoplasia (or insufficient breast tissue), there is no reason to start using formula if you want to keep exclusively breastfeeding. If you choose to use formula for other reasons, no judgment here! These ways to boost milk supply are for you ladies (like me!) who desperately want to keep nursing your little one and are faced with a drop in supply.