DYK - Stepping into September

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DYK - Stepping into September
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DYK - Happy First Day of September.

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Thu, 09-16-2010 - 11:43am
dyk There is medicine that will make Chad lactate...

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Thu, 09-16-2010 - 11:44am

DYK my shower is the 25th



DYK no pictures of the nursery yet- it is still in the transition stage. Hopefully after this weekend it

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Thu, 09-16-2010 - 11:46am

Chocolate Chip Cooke Recipe that helps increase breastmilk production

1 cup of butter, preferably Olivio or another olive oil type butter, one with flaxseed in it has added health benefits
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of brown sugar
4 tablespoons of water
2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal (found at health food stores)
2 large eggs, using eggs with omega in it is beneficial, but not required
1 tsp of vanilla
2 cups of flour, whole wheat flour is recommended
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of salt
3 cups of oats (oatmeal, not instant though), thick cut work best
1 cup or more of chocolate chips, peanut butter chips or any that you like
2-4 tablespoons of brewers yeast, it must be brewers yeast (found in health food stores)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

mix 2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal with the water and set aside, you will need it a little later
beat butter and sugars well
add the eggs and mix
stir in flaxseed mix and add vanilla to the butter mix
beat well
sift together the flour, brewers yeast, salt and baking soda
add to butter mix
stir in oats and chips
scoop or drop onto baking sheet an inch apart
bake for 12-15 minutes

The key ingredients here for increasing breastmilk is the brewers yeast and oatmeal. Back in the day, doctors used to advise mothers to drink a beer a day because the yeast in the beer helped to increase breastmilk. Now, drinking alcohol isn't quite so advised so eating these cookies with brewers yeast in it will have the same effect, if not better. Oatmeal has been a long time remedy for low milk supply as well. Eating a bowl or two a day while nursing helps to increase.


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Registered: 06-29-2005
Thu, 09-16-2010 - 11:46am

DYK um no. haha



DYK Chad already gets his period (emotionally anyway), he doesn't need to lactate too

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Thu, 09-16-2010 - 11:49am

DYK mmmm cookies! Thanks,

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Thu, 09-16-2010 - 11:49am

dyk even with a perfect latch (both ellie and dek were literally naturals from the moment they were born) the sheer amount of contact is just a bit much in the beginning!!



dyk I am glad you are all stocked up. Breastfeeding is so great - but there are some bumps in the road - clogged nipple pore anyone? I mean who even KNEW your nipples had pores? Say what? lol



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Registered: 02-26-2007
Thu, 09-16-2010 - 11:51am

dyk Fred was against taking the medicine too.

dyk I stop bfing in July 2009 and I still leak sometimes.


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Thu, 09-16-2010 - 11:54am

dyk You can make yogurt too. One of the mothers I donated too had too b/c of allergies. Its also good for eye infections, any boo boos etc. I even dosed Fred's coffee when he was sick.

How to make Breastmilk Yogurt:

1. Express about 1 pint of breastmilk using a pump. Some breastfeeding mothers prefer to freeze and thaw the milk before making yogurt from it, but this isn't necessarily important. It is best to get plenty of hindmilk (the thicker, richer milk that is expressed later during a nursing or pumping session) in the yogurt base.

2. Heat the pint of breastmilk in a pot or double-boiler over medium heat, measuring the heat with a candy thermometer or other precise thermometer. Stir the breastmilk frequently to prevent your yogurt base from scorching, and do not allow it to boil.

3. When the breastmilk has cooled to about 110 degrees, quickly empty it into a sterilized jar (a recently-washed canning jar works well). Add about 1 tablespoon of fresh soy or cow's milk yogurt. The active cultures in a previous batch of yogurt will colonize your new yogurt. Next time, you can use this batch as your starter!

4. Place your jar of breastmilk yogurt into a cooler or thermos, and allow the yogurt cultures to incubate for about six hours. You can allow it to incubate longer for tarter yogurt, or for a shorter amount of time for milder-tasting yogurt. Six hours is usually ideal for breastmilk yogurt, but you can experiment to find out what your child prefers.


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Registered: 02-26-2007
Thu, 09-16-2010 - 11:57am

dyk Emma is going to be so happy b/c she gets yellow fries (not sweet potato) today.

dyk I have a sewing classing so its Chic Fil A for dinner.

dyk I need to get my butt back to the gym.


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Thu, 09-16-2010 - 12:48pm

dyk oh the pain of clogged ducts.

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