https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 10:37:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-752417 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:38:21 +0000 mrs. wagon 752417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard oatmeal really helps! My mom had THREE different soups simmering on our stove at all times for like a month after I gave birth. I have heard from multiple sources (Korean and not) that miyuk gook, or seaweed soup, is supposed to help with milk production. But I think it's just soup in general that gets you nice and hydrated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-752214 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:37:45 +0000 ladyfingers 752214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Regarding oatmeal, what about stuff like granola bars that have oats in them? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751545 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:12:21 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 751545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the gelatin from the pigs feet is really good for you too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751540 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:10:05 +0000 cranberryapple 751540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, so it's true! I was given pigs feet soup and papaya as well! =P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751521 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:39:18 +0000 erwoo 751521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, those two (among other things like seaweed soup) were big on helping me produce more milk. The pigs feet took some time to get used to but I just drank that really fast. It's so fatty. LOL! I love papaya so ate lots of it in soups mostly b/c I could get my liquids in and papaya at the same time. I also and still eat oatmeal every morning and I think that helps. Make sure oatmeal is the old fashion kind and not the quick 1-minute kind. Soy milk is also big on helping produce more milk. I also drank some other icky Chinese medicine to help me recover as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751509 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:25:37 +0000 dolphin 751509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom wants me to drink papaya soup too but I don't like the taste. Bleh. Does it really work? If it does maybe I'll suck it up and TRY to drink it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751508 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:25:37 +0000 autumnlove 751508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@deerylou: I think immediately following childbirth! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751497 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:20:03 +0000 Kemma 751497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: @katsupgirl: to be honest I'm not really sure but it could be because instant oatmeal often contains other ingredients (milk powder, sugar etc) and has been processed / ground to make it instant? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751488 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:16:49 +0000 Smurfette 751488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: why can't you use the instant? That is what I have been eating :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751478 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:11:53 +0000 T-Mom 751478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ate pigs feet soup and lots of soup in general. I think it did help! I ate oatmeal when I could remember or had time to fix it for myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751473 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:07:58 +0000 deerylou 751473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When is it suggested that you start consuming more foods that promote milk production? I'm still pregnant, but just curious. Oatmeal was my first food aversion upon finding out I was pregnant, but I can probably start loving it again. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751457 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:54:02 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 751457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I ate papaya, pigs feet, seaweed soup, oatmeal, and I think it all really helped! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751453 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:49:34 +0000 katsupgirl 751453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was totally thinking of posing this question! Awesome!</p> <p>@Kemma: does the instant kind not work at all? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751446 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:43:31 +0000 MarieJ 751446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oatmeal and lots of water! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751442 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:41:31 +0000 matador84 751442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>brewer's yeast...lactation cookies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751437 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:37:04 +0000 Smurfette 751437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was told oatmeal so I am eating it every morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751345 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:42:16 +0000 Kemma 751345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oatmeal (not the instant kind) is a great galactalogue, flaxseed and brewers yeast will also boost supply (think lactation cookies).</p> <p>Make sure to eat plenty of good nutritious calories, for me personally I had to eat HEAPS to keep my supply strong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751206 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:28:44 +0000 Boogs 751206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Drinking lots of water definitely helped me, I always need to make sure I was super hydrated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751198 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:23:22 +0000 Ginger333 751198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I eat oatmeal every morning, mostly because I like it but also because I actually notice a difference when I eat it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/food-for-breastfeeding#post-751150 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:54:30 +0000 autumnlove 751150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you eat any foods that promote breastmilk? My mom wants me to eat pigs feet and lots of papaya. She is going to make a lot of soup when she visits soon! </p>