Mother Food

a diet guide of lactogenic foods and herbs for breastfeeding mothers

"A book about the way foods influence milk composition. Truly excellent."  

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Mother Food ...

... explores foods and herbs that increase and stabilize a mother’s milk supply, enhance the immune- and IQ-building content of her breastmilk, help prevent colic, allergy, and GERD in her baby, and that support a mother’s weightloss, stabilize her mood, and prevent or help alleviate depression.

In an easy-to-read style, loaded with cross-cultural insights and historical goodies, and replete with simple, fast whole-foods recipes, Mother Food is practical, informative and accessible to every reader.

Breastfeeding women have tried-and-true dietary traditions in many parts of the world. These special foods are preferred not only for their nutritive value, but because they contain substances that enhance milk production, increase or decrease the flow of milk, reduce the risk of inflammation, and are known to boost the immune system.

Mothers in these cultures see food as medicine. They seldom have breastfeeding difficulties and their babies rarely have colic. They enhance their experience of breastfeeding by choosing some foods and avoiding others, as well as by taking specific herbs that support the production of abundant, low-allergen milk.

Mother Food unravels the influence of food and herbs in the postpartum period, especially as these affect milk supply, mood, energy, the immune system, and also a baby's colic, allergy, and even her like or dislike of the taste of her mother's milk. Expert opinions are reviewed, and traditional systems of medicine are explored and succinctly explained.

Diana West, BA, IBCLC, author of "Defining your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery" and of the book in progress, "Making More Milk."