4/8 Tip of the day

I had found a recipe online for Lactation cookies, and was intrigued. And then a friend of mine made some, and I tried them, and I was hooked. Even if they don't work, they really are good! I mean it, even some friends of mine said so, and no, they didn't start lactating! So, if you are in the baking mood, and need a little milk boost, check out this really delicious recipe!


4 tbsp water
2 tbsp flaxseed meal

1 c butter
1 c sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla

1 c brown sugar
2 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp Brewer's yeast (be generous)

3 c oats (thick cut is better)
1 c or more chocolate chips (or raisins)

Preheat oven to 375. Mix together flaxseed meal and water and set aside for 3-5 minutes. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Stir flaxseed mixture and add with vanilla to butter mixture.

Beat until blended. Sift dry ingredients together, except oats and chips. Add to butter mixture. Stir in oats then chips. Scoop onto a baking sheet and bake 8-12 minutes.

6 dozen cookies.

Notes: I had my oven at 350, but I needed 10-12 minutes then. I would recommend taking them out when they are just starting to brown on the edges, and then let them bake another minute or so on the cookie sheet. But, do whatever works best for your oven!


I copied this from here, so you know what makes these so special.

"So, what are those special ingredients? Oats, brewer's yeast, and flaxseed meal.

Oatmeal is a frequently recommended food for increasing milk supply, possibly because it contains iron and nursing mothers are often iron deficient. It's also a good source of fiber, and I'm told that if you ask a dairy farmer what they do to increase milk yield, they say that they increase fiber intake.

Brewer's yeast has long been recommended to increase milk supply, though there are some doubts that it does the trick. It does contain lots of B vitamins - another area where nursing mothers may be deficient. At a minimum it might give you a bit more energy. When eaten in large amounts it also might give your baby a "yeasty" smelling diaper, and I'm not sure if it's recommended for mothers who are struggling with thrush. The recipe said 'no substitutions' for this ingredient, but I couldn't find brewer's yeast in time, so used nutritional yeast instead.

Flaxseed oil (this recipe calls for flaxseed meal) is considered by some to be a galactagogue, but I had a hard time finding much on its effects. It does contain Omega-3 fatty acids, and many nursing mothers are deficient in that area because our stores are used in breastmilk. Omega 3s from fish oil are considered a promising therapy for preventing and treating postpartum depression (see the podcast I did on this topic), but the Omega 3s in flaxseed oil are a different form and are not viewed as effective for this purpose."