Baystate Parent Education/Lactation Services

Do lactation cookies and nursing teas increase breastmilk supply?
By Kellie Scott
Posted Mon 27 May 2024
"In a "tightly controlled" 2023 US study into the effectiveness of lactation cookies, she says participants consumed ether placebo or lactation cookies.
After one month, no significant difference was found between the groups."
https://www.abc.net.au/.../do-lactation-cookies.../103869848

New Jersey Breastfeeding Coalition

If they "work" for you and your provider is comfortable with it, then there is no reason to stop.
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,by Danielle Sherman-Lazar

Children are people too.
Is it just me, or do children always seem to be held to a higher standard than everyone else?
Think about it:
We yell at them when they can’t fall asleep and “bother us” with their frustration,
expect them to always remember their manners,
and when they’re having a grumpy day, we punish them, even after they apologize.
Can you imagine being punished because you woke up feeling “blah” and snapped at those closest to you?
Because if you're like me, you do that more often than you'd like to admit
and your apologies are met with empathy.
But children? They’re still punished, or “they’ll never learn.”
But children are people too.
They’re little humans who are learning,
and deserve respect.
If we want them to grow into confident, kind, grace-giving adults who know their worth, we need to stop,
shaming them for age-appropriate behaviors like tantrums and being impulsive,
minimizing their feelings,
punishing them for being human,
treating them unkindly,
and expecting perfection when we’re mistake-ridden, too.
Children are people too.
THEY’RE HUMAN.
So, let’s love and cherish them for the flawed people they are.
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How do you cope with interrupted sleep?
Nap during the day? Go to bed earlier? Coffee? Support from your village?
All of the above?