[Dizzi]

I was actually using the rest of JM today (lol) and found this article on foods that can give your milk supply a bump!

I thought I'd pass it on to you ladies that are looking forward to breastfeeding.

Top Ten Lactogenic Foods: Foods that improve your milk supply : Babies : pregnancy and parenting on JustMommies

[mommy2noelle]

Thanks for doing some research!

[Conners Mommie +2]

Yes, thanks for the research! I like most of those foods too....that means I'll have to start eating healthy! LOL

[Dizzi]

lol I was surprised they were foods I'd eat!

[-Bailey-]

Y'all had me hopeful they'd be foods I'd eat too...no such luck on most of them haha...I'm a horribly picky eater

[moonshyne]

Thanks! I like most of the foods too-save for the asparagus lol.

[mommy2noelle]

OMGosh!!! The only thing that's on there that I don't eat regularly is asparagus (cause it's expensive).

A lot of these are foods that work great on Weight Watchers too!!!! Oh gosh...I'm going to make a big, fat boy!

[Mod-quietsong]

I nailed the first three (oatmeal, spinach, and carrots) and then everything else I was like - ew, no. (Well, OK, obviously water I'm good with, haha.) I do, however, plan on trying these out:

milkmakers lactation cookies - variety pack

[mommy2noelle]

Kel, you don't like salmon??? I LOVE salmon! It's my favorite fish by far!

[Mod-quietsong]

I can't stand fish. Period. Seriously, I've tried so many different kinds, and I haven't liked any one of them... I wish I DID like fish, because I know it's so healthy and good for you, but I just don't.

[mommy2noelle]

Oh wow.

I even have DD trained on fish.

One of my favorite healthy meals is parmesean roasted asparagus, grilled salmon, and brown rice.

[Dee136]

My cousin swears my oatmeal with breastfeeding supply!! I'm not a fan of it, but I can use it to make granola bars and such! I had never heard of carrots, but I like those.

I never realized I was a picky eater, but I guess I am. The only things that I really eat(other than oatmeal in granola bars) is carrots, brown rice, and asparagus(also great for preventing cancer-or so they said when we found out my mom had cancer last year), and water, of course.

[-Bailey-]

Now I want some cookies! no fair!

Originally Posted by quietsong

I can't stand fish. Period. Seriously, I've tried so many different kinds, and I haven't liked any one of them... I wish I DID like fish, because I know it's so healthy and good for you, but I just don't.

I'm the same way. I will not eat sea food of any sort, fish sticks and canned tuna aside haha. Apparently when I was little I'd eat buckets of clams [literally] but I can't even imagine doing that now. I used to be a sushi chef, and eventually one of my bosses MADE me try a piece of a roll...I almost threw up before I got anywhere near swallowing and had to spit it out.
Then I read about how good it all is for you and blahblahblah and in my head I go "WHY CAN'T YOU JUST EAT IT!" haha

[woohoo502]

Salmon is pretty much the only fish I eat. Nia, your healthy meal sounds yumo to me!

When I was BF DD I made monster cookies a couple of times. If I remember correctly, they were essentially oats, peanut butter, chocolate chips. I'm sure there were more ingredients, but those are the ones I remember. OMG they were so good! I don't know that they did much for my supply, but they were yummy.

[mommy2noelle]

I may have to look into a good oatmeal raisin recipe, but I like to just eat oatmeal with raisins for breakfast too.

[Mod-quietsong]

Yeah, I figure I'll try the cookies bought for a month, and then I'll make my own from there. I need a good oatmeal recipe though - the only oatmeal I've ever made is instant

And swap the salmon for chicken and that sounds delicious, Nia! I think the problem is my mom was really NOT into fish...so she always made it for my dad and made a huge deal about how nasty it was. I try VERY hard not to do the same to my kids... Even if I don't like something, I serve it to everyone else with a smile and encourage them to give it a try. Eric is OK with fish some days and not others, but it's a start. And I try it now and then to make sure my tastes haven't changed.