I mentioned in Breastfeeding The Final Chapter, that I smelled of Chinese stir-fry due to the cabbage leaves under my three sports bras and ACE bandage. This has caused a bit of confusion for some of my childless and/or boobless readers. Here’s the dealio, there is some sort of enzyme in the actual cabbage leaf that helps when you are engorged with milk. It works when your milk first comes in (but you are supposed to use them SPARINGLY if ‘n you plan to breastfeed, so it doesn’t effect your milk supply) and it works especially well when you have [Read more...]
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