RE: [Everything doTERRA] Have YOU used Basil or Fennel oil for increasing milk supply? Medical Study needs your input!!

I have tried both.  I tried Basil accidentally by ingesting it in conjunction with some other oils to get rid of a cold and saw a pretty big increase in milk.  I tried fennel after my baby had been sick and barely nursing at all for several days.  My supply had dropped quite a bit, but it came back up quickly and without my daughter having to nurse tons.  She did nurse a little more frequently than usual, but only for about a day.  I used it for 3 days and ended up with an oversupply:)  I think it works!  It's worth mentioning though, that I don't usually have supply problems and I'm not sure that oils were necessary in either case, but I feel that my supply came back up more quickly than it would have without the fennel.

> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:31:33 -0800
> Subject: [Everything doTERRA] Have YOU used Basil or Fennel oil for increasing milk supply? Medical Study needs your input!!
> From: mdo123@gmail.com
> To: everythingdoterra@googlegroups.com
>
> I know there was just a post on Fennel oil and lactation, but I am
> hoping to get a greater response on this topic. I am a RN in the NICU
> at UCSD Med Center and am working with a team to do a study on how
> Basil oil and Fennel increase lactation. We have many mothers under
> stress b/c their babies are in the Neonatal ICU. It is common for a
> mother to have to pump for months while her baby is growing from a
> micropremie to a term size baby. They are allowed to breast feed at
> about 34 weeks but it can take quite some time for the baby to learn
> how to nurse. We have lactation specialists who educate them on how to
> increase milk supply but many of them still have poor milk production
> in spite of all that the experts tell them to do. They really are
> desperate for something safe that works without side effects.
> Premature babies really need the breast milk too as many of them have
> fragile guts that can't tolerate formula. I know that these oils can
> increase milk supply but working with the Neonatologists requires
> evidence based practice.
>
> Before we start the study, the Neonatologist working with us wants to
> know why the oil increases lactation. Does something in it increase
> blood circulation to the area? What is the biological reason for it to
> increase lactation? If you know and could write in I would really
> appreciate it!!! Outside of work I have recommended to several people
> that they use the Basil oil on their breasts topically with FCO 2-3x/
> day after breast feeding and everyone has seen great results within
> the first 6 hours. I would love it if any of you who have used Basil
> oil or Fennel oil to increase lactation could respond here stating
> your experience with as much info as possible. (How you used it, how
> often it was applied, how quick you saw results, if you were
> pumping... what is the volume difference you noticed?) I think it
> would help our Neonatologist to move quicker to get our study going if
> I could present to them many individual personal experiences on these
> oils working to increase lactation. Thanks in advance for any of you
> who take the time to respond!
>
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