The human breastfeeding system has developed over thousands of years to be
perfect, and to work well and adequately almost all of the time. I don't
think "ALL" moms need any supplements of any kind. Not prenatal vitamins,
or herbs or gadgets or anything else.

Recently, I worked with a mom who had a nonresolved mastitis, asked about
allergies, she said she had none. Talked to the doc about Diclox, (she was
on Keflex 3 days, with continued symtoms, better, but still not great) and
the doc prescribed the new drug. Mom had a mild allergic reaction (we
switched antibxes again, then.) Moral: Seems she didn't even know she had a
penicillian allergy (or had forgotten.) Alfalfa is a grass, and many people
are allergic to it. Seems most don't even know it. A mother may also have a
clotting problem and not know that either. I would not want to be
responsible for any reactions, due to a mostly unneeded supplement.
Having "all" mothers on any supplement will tend to complicate things.

I also can't recommend any supplements for "all or almost all mothers" in
any case. Usually, we as LCs don't need to complicate things, nor do we
need to encourage our clients to have to buy things from specialty stores
(like a health food store ect)that they don't really need, or worry about
missing their dose and worrying about their supply. I try to "low tech" the
mothers I work with as much as possible. (KISS, keep it simple, sweetie.)
Also, in a case where a mother REALLY needed an herb or drug, we would have
to worry about interactions.

JMO.

Mary Jozwiak IBCLC, RLC, LLLL, AAPL
Private Practice





On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:19:53 -0400, Kirsten Berggren
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I have been thinking about alfalfa a lot lately.... I feel this is a
wonderful supplement for any post-partum
>mom (aside from those with clotting disorders or grass allergies)
>
>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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