I would so appreciate some input on this situation as I'm trying to look at it professionally, though finding my frustration and exasperation levels high. A pediatrician who frequently refers to me (he has some faith in my judgment) has told a mom with whom I'm working that she shouldn't take herbal supplements (MM+, goat's rue) to increase her low milk supply because they are not approved by the FDA. Interestingly, he is ok with her domperidone use. (Of course mom has unfortunately stopped her herb use; baby gets some breastmilk, about 2/3 AIM). Now my reasoning is, that if this mom can further increase her milk supply with use of herbal galactagogues, is this not safer than giving her baby formula? And likely, unbeknownst to him, formula is not approved by the FDA. I have numerous references on herbal galactagogues including, Hale, Humphrey's book, conferences, etc, but where do I begin and how long do I spend looking for research-based info? This pedi has challenged me before with the comment that he practices on research-based information (frenotomy being one of them, years ago co-sleeping, until he did same with his own children). So before I begin to write him a letter and include resources, what might your suggestions be? And how can I word things? (I do have some past posts by Barbara Wilson-Clay that address these problems). Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html