I agree that we should be cautious about recommending things without  
determining if it is really needed. I feel this way about lanolin. i  
tell moms if every mom needed it for breastfeeding their baby would  
be born clutching a tube in their fist.

And while we're on the subject of "every nursing mom should use (fill  
in the blank)", I am particularly concerned about the recommendation  
that every nursing mom should be taking herbals like Fenugreek or the  
combo cocktails. If they start out taking it and then DO have a  
decrease in supply what will they use to help then? I have so many  
moms taking a common preparation because they have been told "it's  
just good to take" when they had no concerns about ilk supply.

I have recently had a couple moms taking Yellowburdock. I am  
completely unfamiliar with this. Can anyone tell me anything about it?

Andrea Tran RN, IBCLC
Erie/Boulder, Colorado

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