GALACTAGOGUE STUDY: GARLIC

BENEFITS: GARLIC ODOR IS TRANSMITTED TO BODYMILK, WHICH MAY INCREASE INFANT SUCKING TIME ACTIVELY. THIS LEADS TO HIGHER MILK PRODUCTION BUT MIGHT BE BECAUSE BABIES LIKE THE TASTE OF GARLIC THA SHOWS UP THROUGH THE BODYMILK

“This is an alignment with trauma-informed care, a medical approach that understands the  many ways in which pateints (especially those who are LGTBQ and/or people of color) have been mistreated sociallyl, culturally, medically, or even historically. Trauma-informed care teaches providers that mistreatment, when it rises to the point of causing trauma, manifests in many ways; it teaches providers how to share power and control with patients and encourages them to ask permission before any procedure.”

Trystan Reese | How We Do Family: From Adoption to Trans Pregnancy, What We Learned About Love and LGTBQ Parenthood