Not All Lactation Cookies Are Made the Same. Why Size, Dose and Ingredients Really Matter

Ever searched ‘lactation support’ while your baby is cluster-feeding at 3am? You’ll know the options are overwhelming. But most brands won’t tell you that not all lactation support actually works. And the reason often comes down to a few things: size, dose, and ingredients.  

Let’s take lactation cookies for example.

The ingredient problem

Many lactation cookies on the market are little more than a regular cookie with a sprinkle of oats and some seeds thrown in. But real lactation support comes from specific galactagogues, ingredients that have been trusted for decades to support milk supply.

When choosing your lactation treats look for:

Brewer’s yeast – rich in B vitamins, protein and iron, know to support milk production.

Rolled oats – are rich in iron and are a complex carb that can help stabilise your blood sugar. Postpartum iron deficiency can leave you with decreased energy levels, oats provide a great source of iron to help with recovery and maintain milk production.

Flaxseed – highly concentrated in a type of phytoestrogen which helps support the delicate hormone balance required for milk supply. They’re also loaded with omega-3s which can help increase the healthy fats in breast milk, providing more calorie-dense milk for your baby.

If your lactation cookie’s ingredients reads like a regular cookie recipe, it’s probably doing very little to support your body or your milk supply.

Why Size and Dose Actually Matters

Lactation support requires a consistent, adequate dose of active ingredients to help your milk supply, which means the size of your lactation cookie matters enormously.

A small 20g cookie just won’t deliver the same concentration of galactagogues as a larger, purpose-baked cookie can. When you eat under-dosed lactation treats, you’d need to eat an unrealistic number to see any benefit. And by that point? Your small packet of cookies is practically gone.

At Milk and Bloom, each cookie is baked to a generous 100g, with a meaningful dose of our signature galactagogue blend. Not just a sprinkle to appear on the label.

Why Freshness Changes Everything

Shelf-stable lactation cookies often rely on preservatives, emulsifiers and highly processed ingredients that result in a compromise on both nutrition and taste.

In comparison? A freshly baked cookie retains the full nutritional integrity of its ingredients which can degrade over time.

It’s exactly why Milk and Bloom cookies are made fresh the day they’re dispatched to your door. So you know you’re getting the real deal, not week-old cookies from a warehouse.

What to Look for When Choose Lactation Cookies?

So you now know what’s in them. But what should you look for before you purchase?

• Does the ingredient list include galactagogues?

• Are the cookies bite-sized snacks, or a substantial size?

• Are they freshly made, or shelf-stable with a long use-by date?

 Supporting your milk supply is hard enough without throwing money at lactation support that won’t deliver. Choose cookies that are made with intention, because you deserve nothing less.

You spend so much time caring for your baby, you should give yourself that care too.

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