Water is a key essential liquid that all nursing mothers need to drink in order to replenish fluids loss during breast feeding. Urban legend will lead you to believe that drinking beer can increase breast milk. Could this be true? If you where to investigate what key ingredients in beer could promote breast milk production, you might find that it’s not the alcohol, which by the way is not good for the baby, but the Brewers Yeast that’s used to make the beer. Taking Brewers yeast can help increase breast milk production. Drinking beer has actually been shown to decrease breast milk production because breastmilk flavored with alcohol is not something a baby is going to like, which means the baby is not going to breast feed often, therefore resulting in less breast stimulation.

Soda, coffee and other caffeinated drinks have been shown to stimulate production of breast milk in nursing mothers. The main ingredients in the mentioned list of drinks all contain caffeine. Beware that caffeine in large amounts can have negative effects on you and your baby; moreover the caffeine can stay in the system of babies much longer than that of an adult. So, if you’re going to drink caffeine, drink in moderation, i.e. one cup at most. Caffeine can constrict blood vessels causing stress; therefore if it stresses adults guess what it will do to your baby. Just take it easy on the caffeine.

These are foods to help increase breast milk production:

Brown Rice – contains B vitamins, selenium, iron, fiber and manganese.

Avocados – contains potassium, vitamin B6, and Pantothenic acid

Beets – high in potassium

Carrots – high in vitamin C

Barley – high in phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B6.

Dulse – a red algae high in B vitamins, iron, and potassium.

Kombu – edible kelp rich in glutamic acid, which is responsible of one of the five basic tastes.

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