If your milk suddenly becomes less, you can stimulate lactation by eating some foods that help with milk production. Foods to increase the "milk production" of new mothers:

1. Peanuts

Peanuts can be used for spleen deficiency, regurgitation, edema, women's leucorrhea, anemia and various types of hemorrhage, and cough due to dryness of the lungs. Symptoms such as dry cough, prolonged cough, and postpartum lactation.

2. Luffa

Luffa is a kind of Chinese medicinal material. It is sweet in taste and cold in nature. If there is inflammation of the breast, lumps during milking, or poor milk secretion, The Chinese Medical Association recommends that stewing loofah in broth can regulate breast qi and blood, promote lactation, appetize and reduce phlegm.

3. Wild rice

Not only is it delicious and nutritious, but it also contains carbohydrates, protein, vitamins B1, B2, vitamin C and various minerals. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wild rice is sweet and cold in nature, and has the effects of relieving heat and toxins, preventing polydipsia, promoting bowel movements and promoting lactation. Nowadays, wild rice and pig's trotters are often used to cook and eat together, which has a good lactation effect.

4. Peas

Peas, also known as green adzuki beans, have a sweet and mild taste and are very rich in phosphorus, with about 400 mg of phosphorus per 100 grams. Peas are beneficial to urination, produce body fluids, relieve sores, stop diarrhea and relieve lactation. Eating boiled green peas or mashing pea shoots and squeezing the juice can help relieve breast problems.

5. Tofu

Tofu is good for qi and neutralization, promotes body fluids and moisturizes dryness, clears away heat and detoxifies. It is also a lactation food. Boil tofu, brown sugar, and rice wine in water to produce milk.

6. Kiwi fruit

Also known as kiwi fruit, it is sweet in taste and cold in nature. It has extremely high vitamin C content. It has the effects of antipyretic, thirst quenching, diuresis and lactation. Eat it regularly. Can strengthen the immune system. Good for recovery after caesarean section. Because it is cold in nature, scald it with hot water before eating. One per day is appropriate.

7. Papaya

Papaya contains a kind of papaya, which has the ability to highly decompose protein. Foods such as fish, eggs, etc. can be decomposed into very small amounts by the human body in a very short time. Easily absorbed nutrients directly stimulate the secretion of maternal mammary glands. At the same time, papaya itself has relatively high nutritional content, so it is also called papaya. If mothers have little or no milk after childbirth, they can stew papaya and fish together before eating.

At the same time, breastfeeding mothers also need to ensure adequate sleep and a balanced diet to ensure adequate milk supply.

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