Re: [Everything doTERRA] Nursing

Does geranium boost milk? I haven't hd problems w any oils and leser milk poduction. Just b slow and see what affects it. As long as u stop if affectin it then milk will cme back.

Heather

Leah Spencer <chrisandleahdoterra@gmail.com> wrote:

>If your breastmilk supply is fine, I wouldn't worry about it one lick. ;)
>
>That said, there are some people who react negatively to the oils - usually
>peppermint and/or jasmine. Back in November I put two drops of Whisper
>(which has jasmine) on and pretty much killed my milk supply two days later.
>I was only able to pump 2 ounces out that day, not enough to sustain a
>baby's needs. I had to dip into my frozen milk supply while I worked very
>hard to get my flow back to par. Lots of rest, water, Mother's Milk tea and
>basil oil. Eh, and bottle of beer a day too, but I don't think that did too
>much. :) Knowing what I know now, I would add fenugreek to boost the milk
>supply.
>
>I just simply avoid all jasmine. No Whisper for me, no Anti-aging
>Moisturizer. Somebody I'll be able to use them, but not for now.
>
>Peppermint... for a while it was definitely hurting my supply, but now a
>little exposure hasn't been hurting me. Or maybe that's because I'm taking
>fenugreek to keep my supply up. But I'll use DigestZen, the facial cleaner
>and scrub. I've added peppermint to ice cream. I just try to keep my
>exposure low-keyed.
>
>Everybody is different, and some can take as much peppermint as they like
>without a fluxuation. Some can't handle indirect exposure, like me for a
>while. When I would put Deep Blue on my son, just smelling the peppermint
>was dropping my milk levels.
>
>Basil oil definitely helps the milk supply, arguably so does clary sage.
>Some say yes, some say no. It hasn't hurt my milk. For all we know of,
>Serenity might be the magic to boost your milk because you relax more, you
>know?
>
>Blessings,
>Leah
>
>
>
>
>On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 2:27 PM, KelliDonna <kellidonna@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Is there anything that I should or should not be using in regards to
>> the oils while I am nursing?
>> I take the supplements but I'm not too sure if there is anything else
>> I should be doing or if there is something I should be avoiding
>> either?
>> Thanks!!
>>
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