someone recently called this website to my attention,
http://www.mercola.com/beef/omega31.htm  She has some
concerns about some of it including:

"Breast milk may have 30 times more DHA
(docosahexaenoic acid) than formula.
Compared with mother's milk, formulas are also low in
selenium and biotin.  Sadly, the breast milk of many
mothers in our country reflects the high trans fatty
acid and low Omega-3 content in the average diet.
American mothers produce milk that often has only
one-fifth to one-tenth of the Omega-3 content of the
milk that well-nourished, nut-eating Nigerian mothers
provide their infants."

the concern is, of course, that women will believe
that their milk is not sufficient...

and later the article says:  "A deficiency of the
Omega-3 and Omega-6 fats causes insufficient milk
production and breast engorgement. Flax seed oil has
been found to substantially increase milk production
in women who are not producing enough milk to nurse
their infants. It also often clears up breast
engorgement. One woman I know was having great
difficulty producing enough milk to nurse her newborn
child. Within twenty-four hours of taking flax seed
oil, her milk production doubled, and one breast that
was engorged opened up, allowing the milk to flow
freely. "

Have any of you seen such a substantial difference
with supplementation?

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Kate Hallberg,http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~kolina/  mom to Ursula (6.5), Sage (4) and Benno (8 mos)         The principle fatty acid in coconut milk is lauric acid, which is the same fat found in abundance in mother's milk and is known to promote normal brain development and contribute to healthy bones. It also has important anti-carcinogenic and anti-pathogenic properties and is less likely to cause weight gain than polyunsaturated oils.- http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/ingredients/cocmilk.html

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