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[FireWithin]

Thank you for sharing

[neveryoumindthere]

I meant to post this earlier. Here is the Multi B Plex she wanted me to take specifically.

[mellowjello]

Do you know if there are any circumstances where it would NOT be safe to use natural things like lemon and cilantro while breastfeeding? DD is SUPERsensitive, and I don't know how strong these are at detoxing, whether some with a meal used in normal recipe amounts would do anything bad at all?

[neveryoumindthere]

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I personally don't know. My ds is very sensitive too and he has been having detox symptoms (nothing severe) but I'm doing all this under my ND's supervision, so you might want to check with a health care practitioner.

[WuWei]

Originally Posted by mellowjello

Do you know if there are any circumstances where it would NOT be safe to use natural things like lemon and cilantro while breastfeeding? DD is SUPERsensitive, and I don't know how strong these are at detoxing, whether some with a meal used in normal recipe amounts would do anything bad at all?

If you have mercury fillings in your teeth, you want to avoid cilantro, on a regular basis, imo. I do. But, I'm ok with lemon in my water, and I'm sure I have mercury stores all over the place.

My understanding is that the lemon helps to alkalize the blood, and helps with stomach acid. The concern is for nursing mamas to have lemon first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach followed by a meal heavy in fats, I believe.

We juice a lemon with our green juice in the morning.

Pat

[FnkyGreenMama]

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Subbing (for the very first time!) and interested because my naturopath recommended many of the same things.

[sprouthead]

Originally Posted by neveryoumindthere

and about the supervised milk thistle, I don't know. It said that on the handout. But she was perfectly ok with me taking it. I read milk thistle can be used to increase milk supply so not sure. Maybe supervised so moms who are nursing or pregnant just don't over do it?

Do you have any information on how nursing/pregnant moms don't overdo milk thistle? I was thinking about starting some supplements to support my liver, but I'm still nursing and don't want to overdo anything!!

[doulawoman]

i stumbled across this old thread...very helpful, maybe it will help someone else!