Nobody warns you how much you’ll second-guess a cup of tea once you’re nursing. Some herbs and foods may lower breast milk supply. Here’s what to watch, what’s overblown, and how to tell if something’s really affecting you. Mine was peppermint. Two in the morning, first baby, a kitchen lit only by the open fridge,
There’s a very specific kind of panic that hits at 3 a.m. when your baby is rooting around at your chest like you’ve personally betrayed them, and you’re doing math in your head — when did she last eat, how long was that side, was that even a real feed or just comfort sucking. I
My second kid, Theo, was born at 8 lbs 1 oz — a solid, chunky baby by every measure. Two weeks later, at his checkup, he was down to 7 lbs 6 oz, and the pediatrician’s face did that thing where she’s trying to look neutral but you can tell she’s not. I remember sitting
