Breast feeding Problems by Charles Silverman

Breastfeeding:

Breastfeeding is the act of naturally feeding an infant with

milk produced in the mother's breast. This has unlimited amounts

of benefits for the baby not only breast milk is healthier but

the action of feeding the child is a moment of love in which the

baby learns to bond, smell and caress with the mother as she

gives nourishment and affection. Without a doubt breast milk is

the best food for a newborn, nothing comes even closer to

provide all the nutrients that the baby will need later in life.

Breast milk is much easier to digest then any formula in the

market, at the same time it provides protection against

infections, prevents future food allergies, helps the growth of

healthy teeth, and most important it improves brain development.

Studies had shown that breastfed babies are more intelligent

than formula fed babies.

However, many mothers stop breastfeeding after the third or

fourth month switching to formula and later to cow's milk, this

certainly robs the baby of the special qualities that breast

milk offers. Infants that stop nursing before the forth month

are at risk of developing asthma, food and respiratory

allergies, intestinal bacteria, and oral weaknesses (poor teeth

development).

Sometimes a mother can not breastfed her baby due to a number of

reasons, such as, low quality of milk, breast pain, infection,

etc. That's when herbs come into play, many midwifes have used

them for years to improve quality and quantity of milk, to fight

infection and much more, take a look at the following conditions

and the natural ways to treat them.

Low quality or quantity of milk

Low quality of milk can be cause by medications or a poor diet,

many antibiotics contaminate the milk and a diet high in

caffeine may cause colics and sleeping problems for the baby it

is very important the the mother keeps eating a well balance

diet after giving birth, and preferably foods with no traces of

pesticides these poisons become highly concentrated in the milk.

The use of a breast pump may inhibit the production of milk,

lowering the amount available to the baby, this gives the false

idea that the infant should be change to formula in order for

him to be satisfied, when in fact the problem is the quantity of

milk that the mother is producing.

Herbs can help with both of these common problems.

We recommend

² Eat alfalfa or take it in capsules, it stimulates lactation,

improves quality and quantity of milk.

² Chaste tree Increases flow of milk, by affecting pituitary's

prolactin secretion.

² Chinese use an herb called codonopsis to increase lactation

and strengthen the blood.

² Goat's rue this herb is been used by midwifes for hundreds of

years to improve breast milk production by as much as 50 %.

² Vervain encourages milk secretion and flow, it also increases

absorption of nutrients from food and helps with postpartum

depression.

² Milk thistle promotes production of milk and decreases

pesticide residues in breast and milk.

TIP: Did you know that tight bras may stop the milk production

and cause plugged ducts?.

² Cumin helps increase milk production. ² Caraway, aniseed,

dill, and fennel promote flow of best milk. It can be taken in

form of teas or infusion.

² If you are prone to chills while breastfeeding and have poor

quality of milk use calcarea.

Engorgement

Breast engorgement is a very common problem that start affecting

the mother in the first two or three weeks after delivery and is

more annoying to women with poor skin elasticity. Engorgement is

due to milk excessively filling the breast together with blood

and fluid retention in the same area.

Usually the breast feels full, hard, tight, tender, painful, the

breast feels hot to the touch and a fever may develop, the baby

may have a hard time to latch on and suck.

We recommend

² Take a handful of Confrey leaves and steam them for a few

minutes wrapped in a gauze and placed on the breast are very

helpful relieving engorgement.

² Take the homeopathic remedy Belladonna 6X.

² Soak a towel in hot water and place it on the breast ten

minutes before feeding.

² Poke root reduces swollen breast and pain. Use under doctor

supervision.

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BIO:

Charles Silverman is the author of HMM newsletter and owner of Home Made Medicine.com

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