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Meals Designed for Mothers Who Breastfeed

Our foods are filled with various lactogenic ingredients to ease the journey of every nursing mother.

Our Main Lactogenic Ingredients

Every drop of your breast milk is gold! To ease your breastfeeding journey, we have carefully selected these milk-boosting ingredients to include in our dishes which can also help boost your little one’s growth.

ginger
Ginger
  • Improves blood flow
  • Boosts milk production through increased blood supply
fennel
Fennel
  • Reduces inhibitory effects of other hormones (dopamine) on breast milk production
  • Ensures smooth milk flow
fenugreek
Fenugreek
  • Promotes milk production
papaya
Papaya
  • Promotes milk production
  • Stimulates smooth muscles that work to express breast milk
moringa-oleifera
Moringa Oleifera
  • Boosts milk secretion
  • Stimulates milk production hormones
garlic
Garlic
  • Gives pleasant flavour to milk
  • Improves breast milk odour
  • Eases introduction of breast milk to baby
  • Encourages baby to stay latched on longer

Lactation meals

Lactation meals or lactation friendly meals are important for breastfeeding mothers. It helps increase your breast milk supply and reduce certain medical conditions in your golden years. Plus, breastfeeding does not only promote a healthier growth for your child but it also helps you with postpartum weight loss. However, keeping yourself nourished might be challenging as you juggle between postpartum recovery, housework and child care. Therefore, it is understandable if you might have overlooked the importance of practicing a balanced diet or having a lactation diet chart.

Breast milk

Breast milk is infamous for containing various nutrients and health benefits. Therefore, consuming lactation-friendly foods and drinks to increase your breast milk should be prioritised due to the fact that your child’s growth potential and health depends on the nutrients they obtained from your breast milk. If you are interested in the types of foods to improve lactation, you can consult your trusted dietitian or doctors for lactation food Singapore mommies would love.

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is no laughing matter, it does consume a lot of your energy as your little bundles of joy siphons nutrients out of your body. Hence, you might feel fatigued and hungry at the end of every breastfeeding session. Creating breast milk is a demanding task for your body, you will need to consume an extra 500 calories in order to fulfill this demand. By having a professional assist you with your lactation beverages, they would be able to suggest foods good for lactation. Nuts and seeds make for a good diet to boosting lactation because they are an excellent non-dairy source of calcium. Do keep in mind that breastfeeding moms should have 1,000 mg of calcium daily, implementing nuts and seeds as part of your postpartum meal plan would certainly do wonders for your breast milk supply!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What are the best foods for lactation to help boost my breast milk supply?

The short answer: everything on our menu! At ReLacto, we only use the best lactation boosting foods in our lactation meal plan, which include ginger, garlic, fennel, fenugreek, moringa oleifera, and green papaya. Foods containing some or all of these ingredients in any combination or portion may help boost your breast milk production.

2. What foods are bad for lactation?

Caffeine and alcohol should be on your list of lactation foods and drinks to avoid as they have a dehydrating effect that can affect your breast milk production. Additionally, caffeine and alcohol will pass through the bloodstream and into your breast milk, which is then passed on to your baby when you breastfeed. Mercury-rich foods such as shark fin, albacore tuna, and king mackerel should also be avoided as much as possible. Remember to always consult with your healthcare professional first before making any changes to your diet.

3. How can I quickly increase my breast milk production?

Bodily functions cannot be tweaked overnight, so what you do today may only show results in a few days at the quickest. That said, try to drink more fluids and cut down on dehydrating substances like caffeine, which can be found in coffee, chocolates, and carbonated drinks. Another effective way that may help boost your breast milk production would be to incorporate lactogenic ingredients into your diet, like those found in our lactation meals.

4. Are lactation beverages helpful?

From a liquid intake point of view, yes, taking in as many fluids as possible can help fuel your breast milk production and prevent dehydration, which can be harmful to breastfeeding mothers. Lactation beverages even have the added benefit of containing lactogenic ingredients that can help maintain and boost breast milk supply, as well as nutrients you need to support your baby's development.