Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Dale, There is a tea called Mothers Milk and it works wonders. The makers of it is Traditional Medicinal, and can be found at some grocery store, GNC, Wild Oats. I would drink 3 cups a day, and it helped tremendously with my last baby. Rahnny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Is there an acupressure point for help w/ increasing lactation for new mothers? Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 See my other post. Again, if anyone has heard of a massage therapy for lactation I would appreciate hearing about it. It was recently mentioned in a group setting w/ other doulas that there was a thought that massaging around the shoulder area would help with lactation. I've never before heard of this. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 In a message dated 11/7/04 4:34:31 PM US Mountain Standard Time, An.Indigo.Rose writes: > new > > mothers? > > My apologies for butting in... > > Speaking from experience, brewer's yeast can help increase/improve > milk production. All three of my babies have been very happy with the > new flavor, also...no adverse side affects noted. I used tablets > from GNC, but I believe you can get jars of powder form in the health > food section of the grocery store, now. > Per my doc's instructions <bg>, a medicinal beer was always a nice > fore-runner to a nursing session. (On the theory of relaxation and > brewer's yeast....and, it may be a weak theory...but, hey! > We practiced that technique with Black Dog Raspberry Ale. HTH > > In the " OLD DAYS " doctors frequently told mothers to drink ale or stout for lactation -- it works!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Dale, I'm not a massage therapist or an expert in acupressure; however, I'm guessing that this idea is similar to the concept of body reflexology. When you massage the reflexes in your neck (for beautiful skin) ... you are also stimulating hormones to help in the development of the breasts. This from my book on body reflexology: Place right hand under jaw with fingers on one side of the throat and thumb on the other. Using a gentle rolling motion work down to the collarbone; then up again. Reverse hands and again massage down, then up. This should be a VERY GENTLE massage. Go slowly and only do once or twice on the first day. Increase time as necessary. You may also find that stimulating the pituitary gland could also be helpful (after delivery). I found these points in another book but without any detail: - Gently massage your breasts in a clockwise direction to increase circulation and milk flow. - Reflexology can promote milk flow and balance hormone production. - Massaging around the head, neck and shoulders will ease tension, promote circulation and stimulate pressure points useful during breast feeding. HTH ... Linda Wallen ljwallen - > > Is there an acupressure point for help w/ increasing lactation for new mothers? > > Dale > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 > > Is there an acupressure point for help w/ increasing lactation for new > mothers? My apologies for butting in... Speaking from experience, brewer's yeast can help increase/improve milk production. All three of my babies have been very happy with the new flavor, also...no adverse side affects noted. I used tablets from GNC, but I believe you can get jars of powder form in the health food section of the grocery store, now. Per my doc's instructions <bg>, a medicinal beer was always a nice fore-runner to a nursing session. (On the theory of relaxation and brewer's yeast....and, it may be a weak theory...but, hey! We practiced that technique with Black Dog Raspberry Ale. HTH Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Lisa - Never apologize on this list! All butt-insky's welcome! LOL It's true! Have a beer for that milk production. Speaking from experience with many mothers - try an imported beer. Not likely to have as many pesticides in it!! Dale - Lisa Nelson My apologies for butting in... Per my doc's instructions <bg>, a medicinal beer was always a nice fore-runner to a nursing session. (On the theory of relaxation and brewer's yeast....and, it may be a weak theory...but, hey! We practiced that technique with Black Dog Raspberry Ale. HTH Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 thank you Linda! I will check other reflexology sources. Dale - Linda Wallen Dale, I'm not a massage therapist or an expert in acupressure; however, I'm guessing that this idea is similar to the concept of body reflexology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Hi Dale I am studying remedial massage...there is an acupressure point called 'Breast Window' (St16) directly above the breast tissue (in line with the nipple). It's at the area between the 3rd and 4th ribs and also one called 'Heavenly Pond' (P1) which is one thumbwidth outside the nipple. Both of these points relive lactation problems and help with insufficient milk production. These points should be held for one minute as you breathe deeply whenever you have a free hand. St16 will be the site of a tender spot. (Obviously P1 is best done by the lady in question!!!) My very simple other suggestion (as a mother) is to drink a glass of water for each breast every time the baby feeds. Sometimes it is sheer lack of fluid in the mother's body that reduces milk production and in my experience new mum's usually neglect their own hydration. Hope this helps regards Veronica Is there an acupressure point for help w/ increasing lactation for new mothers? Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Veronica - Thank you!! Would this be a part of all remedial massage courses? I am wondering because I would like to reach out to area massage therapists and include them in my local resources for my students. Or possibly add a national resource page to my website. Women need to know every available option out there for themselves and their children - and it would be great if I could get dads to start reading more too!! My hubby does a lot of housework around here and spends a lot of time with the kids (way more than any dad I personally know). However, when it comes to the homeschooling, vaccine issues, etc. he waits for me to learn first and then educate him. And yes, you're right - dehydration is a big factor. LLL has a great book out there for the physiological basics and foundations of breastfeeding and all of the ideas posted here so far (with the exception of the honeybush/roibos tea) are in there. It's the acupressure point that raised my interest. I try to keep up with what's current. Dale - Veronica I am studying remedial massage...there is an acupressure point called 'Breast Window' (St16) directly above the breast tissue (in line with the nipple). It's at the area between the 3rd and 4th ribs and also one called 'Heavenly Pond' (P1) which is one thumbwidth outside the nipple. Both of these points relive lactation problems and help with insufficient milk production. These points should be held for one minute as you breathe deeply whenever you have a free hand. St16 will be the site of a tender spot. (Obviously P1 is best done by the lady in question!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Hi. My ex-dh is from Cuba. Standard practice there was (at least back in the early days) to have lactating women drink Guiness Stout. Said it boosted their milk production tremendously. And I'm sure it made for very happy babies, too. :-) Enjoy. Angela ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sun, 7 Nov 2004 21:24:15 -0500 " Dale Bernucca " <dbernucca Re: Massage Therapists on the List Lisa - Never apologize on this list! All butt-insky's welcome! LOL It's true! Have a beer for that milk production. Speaking from experience with many mothers - try an imported beer. Not likely to have as many pesticides in it!! Dale - Lisa Nelson My apologies for butting in... Per my doc's instructions <bg>, a medicinal beer was always a nice fore-runner to a nursing session. (On the theory of relaxation and brewer's yeast....and, it may be a weak theory...but, hey! We practiced that technique with Black Dog Raspberry Ale. HTH Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Hi Dale <snip> Thank you!! Would this be a part of all remedial massage courses? I am wondering because I would like to reach out to area massage therapists and include them in my local resources for my students. Or possibly add a national resource page to my website. <snip> We do some accupressure work as part of our Aromatherapy massage course butI have a great book on self-application of accupressure from which I sourced this specific information. If you are interested in the book, it is called " Acupressure's Potent Points: A Guide to self-care for common ailments " by Michael Reed Gach (founder & Director of the Acupressure Institute of America). It's a great book of self-remedies and includes photographs and diagrams to make sure you hit those pressure points! I think accupressure is a more specialised technique and not necessarily taught as part of remedial massage. In my experience every course is actually a little bit different at the practical level and really depends on the skills of the teacher. For example, my massage teacher is a reflexologist so we tend to get a lot more reflexology technique than others might...and then there is the fact that I am located in Australia, and our courses may be a bit different to yours. Sorry I can't really answer your question! all the best Veronica PS Let me know how the treatment works. It's not one I have had reason to apply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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