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Breastfeeding 1-2-3

July 14th, 2008

Breastfeeding Product Reviews: Mother’s Milk Tea

This week I am looking for your input on Traditional Medicinals Organic Mother’s Milk Tea (16 bags). The Baby Book says, “Herbal teas promoted as galactagogues (substances that increase milk supply) are harmless and may work, though there are no scientific studies that confirm this. Herbs to be avoided or used with caution during lactation […]

By Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor -- 9 comments

June 3rd, 2008

Informal Breast Milk Sharing or Donation

Some women end up with a bountiful stash of frozen breast milk — be it from oversupply, a baby in the NICU, or an infant who turns out to be allergic to something in the milk pumped so far. Some of those women are moved to donate the excess milk to a non-profit milk bank. […]

By Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor -- 11 comments

March 20th, 2008

Breast Milk Storage Guidelines

I received this question today:
If breastmilk has been thawed and wasn’t used, can I refreeze it? If not, and I store it in the fridge, what’s the shelf life?
Good questions! If breast milk has been thawed and was not used, it should not be refrozen. In the back of the refrigerator (not in or near […]

By Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor -- 3 comments

October 12th, 2006

Does Eating Spicy Food Make Mother’s Milk Spicy?

With my kitchen torn apart for a redecorating project, I indulged in a lot of take-out food recently. That meant yummy Thai, Mexican and Chinese food. I enjoyed a tantalizing array of flavorful food, but when I bit into a particularly spicy chile relleno (stuffed pepper) the other night, it occurred to me to wonder […]

By Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor -- 9 comments

October 10th, 2006

The Amazing, Ever-Changing Breast Milk

The way breast milk miraculously adapts to the changing needs of the baby reminds me of the old joke about the befuddled man first encountering a thermos. “It keeps the hot things hot and the cold things cold. How do it know?”
Colostrum. Colostrum is the nutrient-rich early milk that the baby receives for the first […]

By Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor -- 14 comments