My first child, at about four months of age, went on a nursing strike from
midmorning to early afternoon each day.  He was very crabby and
disconsolate; wanting to nurse but arching and fighting away after a sip.
When I expressed my milk, it smelled like freshly mowed lawn and was green
tinged.  I traced it to the alfalfa based vitamin I had started taking, and
the problem resolved quickly when I stopped taking them.  I'm sure not all
babies react that way...

Rheta White RN, IBCLC


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>
> Date:    Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:19:53 -0400
> From:    Kirsten Berggren <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: alfalfa for (almost) all moms?
>
> I have been thinking about alfalfa a lot lately, <SNIP> My
> recommendation is 2 tabs 2x/day (less than the 3tabs 3x/day recommended on
> the bottle, which I find a little TOO laxative...)
>
> Does anyone have any reason that this is not a good idea?  I don't think
> the dose I recommend is enough to cause oversupply, though if oversupply
> becomes an issue, it can easily be discontinued.  Opinions?
>
> Thanks,
> Kirsten Berggren, PhD and aspiring IBCLC
>
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