ext_5270 ([identity profile] thette.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] mmcirvin 2006-08-31 06:51 pm (UTC)

Cluster feeding is just so much of a bother, but it's probably to increase milk production. I can really recommend fenugreek. I've heard you've got capsules in the US, but we're more primitive, so I had to do with tea.

Lactation tea:
One liter/quart of water
Two teaspoons each of aniseed and fennel seeds
Four teaspoons of fenugreek seeds

Bring to a rolling boil in a covered pan and remove from the heat. Let it stand covered for at least half an hour, and at most an hour, and strain. Drink a glass before and after each feeding.

I'm consuming more fenugreek than the rest of our 15 000 people city section together. :-)

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