I waited an entire week from first trying this cookie mix to write this review. I wanted to make sure that the initial boost I saw wasn't a fluke. At approximately 5 months postpartum, my milk supply suddenly tanked. I went from consistently pumping a couple more ounces than I needed at work every day to barely being able to fill up my daughter's bottles for the next day. A couple times, I even had to pump in the middle of the night to top the bottles off before morning. I was even worried that she wasn't getting enough to eat while she was nursing. I tried EVERYTHING (short of supplemental herbs, because I wasn't comfortable with the safety of them after some research). I drank ridiculous amounts of water. I pumped after every nursing session. I power pumped at work. I ate oatmeal for breakfast (and I hate oatmeal). I even drank a ton of Gatorade. I cut out caffeine. I tried applying diluted essential oils. I tried all of these things for two solid weeks. Still, I wasn't seeing the results I needed. I was worried that with one misstep, my supply would dry up entirely. Finally, after much searching around the internet, I came across this cookie mix. I was comfortable with the listed ingredients, and even happier that they were organic. I figured it wouldn't hurt to try.
As soon as the package arrived in the mail, I quickly mixed up the ingredients, and had ready-to-eat cookies twenty minutes later. I had to tell my husband how expensive they were to keep him from eating them all! They were so delicious, I went ahead and ordered another package to have on standby. I figured that even if they didn't work, we would still have delicious cookies to eat! The next morning, my breasts felt a little bit full again. When I got to work, I had to pump an entire hour earlier than usual because they felt so full! The total extra production the first day wasn't huge, but I did easily pump 1.5oz more than I needed to fill up my daughter's bottles. The progress continued throughout the week, and after just one week of eating these cookies, I went from barely being able to fill my daughter's daily bottles to having a couple extra to store in the freezer.
These cookies have truly taken a great deal of stress off my shoulders, as I am determine to continue breastfeeding my daughter until she is at least a year old. Although they are expensive, they are still cheaper than buying her formula, and are definitely more delicious. I feel good about what I am feeding her, and I am so happy that I can confidently continue to give her what she needs.
Organic rolled oats (whole grain oats), organic evaporated cane juice (sugar), organic hard whole wheat flour, organic oat flour, organic dark chocolate chips (organic sugar, organic chocolate liquor, organic cocoa butter, organic soy lecithin (an emulsifier), organic vanilla (milk)), organic Sucanat, organic yeast, organic golden flax meal, baking soda, organic vanilla powder, sea salt, organic cinnamon, organic nutmeg.
