I just scored a scoby!

[AutumnMama]

As luck (or whatever ) would have it, I had to go to the HFS this morning, early (DS1 has croup I think, poor thing).
I was checking out and at the end of the counter they had Kombucha info sheets and baggies with scobys in them that they were giving away!

They're fresh, someone just brought them in last night.
I'm excited, but not quite sure if it's ok to drink the tea since I'm ebf'ing my almost 6 month old

So I'm off to do a search on Kombucha now

ETA: Using just Green tea should be ok, right?

[spughy]

I think the detoxification action of kombucha is what makes it not-good for lactating mamas, not the caffeine. I am going to wait to get on the kombucha til my little one is mostly weaned. But if you can limit yourself to just a few ounces a day it should be ok (just means you have to find someone else in your household to drink it!)

[mama_b]

I think it's safe while breastfeeding because the toxins are excreted through the liver and not through your milk. I'm pretty sure that's the case, but definitely don't do anything you aren't comfortable with.

[Taedareth]

And you can always supplement with some bentonite clay to help soak up any toxins that might get released into your body

[thomlynn]

Congrats!!! I got one today on a fluke too. I went to pick up my milk and CLO and my source said there was kombucha on the CLO bottles so I asked if she's had an extra scoby. She had one in the car she was taking to someone else who didn't pick it up so she let me have it!!!

What an exciting day!!!

[Taedareth]

Hey Lori,

You have a great blog! I noticed that it says you're not going to drink kombucha because you're concerned about the detox effects while breastfeeding. Are you just going to make it for your family, then?

[thomlynn]

Hey THANKS!!! I just started and I'm working hard on it!!! BTW I went and looked at your and I had looked at it the other day. I was cracking up about your DS eating your Bible!!!

Yeah my husband wants to drink it. We were getting the bottled stuff from the HFS but it's just too expensive. He would probably drink it all day if he could!!!

ETA-- OK now I'm seeing that people are thinking differently about if it comes through your milk or not. I think I'm going to try to beet kvass and see how that works then I'll think about the kombucha. Does anyone have any real info on that or are we just guessing that's what happens. Would the beet kvass even be safe??