I had a life milestone last weekend.
I made yummy no bake lactation oatmeal bars from scratch! Yey!
Sounds OA but please don’t judge me, because I can’t, for the life of me, cook or bake so having been able to make these makes me want to high five myself haha.
I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding Raven for 4 months now and I noticed that since going back to work, there are times when there’s a slight decrease of milk output when I hand express (specially if I’m stressed and have no sleep, which is the story of my life haha).
(Read the first installment of my Breastfeeding Diary here.)
Of course, frequent and correct nursing is still the BEST course to ensure that you’ll have a steady supply but there are also food (known as galactagogue) that can aide in increasing breastmilk production.
Aside from eating everything with malunggay, another alternative are lactation cookies! After searching for kitchen-noob friendly recipes, I came across this one for no bake lactation bites from the Breastfeeding Pinays group in Facebook which for me is the most doable.
NO BAKE LACTATION OATMEAL BARS
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS:
- Melt in butter in a non-stick pan.
- Add in brown sugar and vanilla extract.
- Add in rolled oats.
- Stir until mixture is fully incorporated unto the oats and put side.
- Melt in chocolate chips in either a double broiler or microwave. Add in peanut butter.
- Mix until you get a smooth consistency.
- In a container, layer half of the oat mixture, melted chocolate and then the rest of the oats on top.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Cut into bar size and enjoy!
I have been munching on these whenever I have hunger pangs or when I wake up at odd hours to nurse Raven. These have been lifesavers! And I do notice an increase in supply although it’s more advisable to add brewers yeast (Do you know where I can get these???) to maximize it’s effect.
What can I say? Very easy to make, economical and effective!
Have you got another great/easy recipe or another method that has worked well for increasing your milk supply? Do share!
Hi, is this a half cup of sugar? You can buy brewer’s yeast at any healthy options branch..
Hi! Yes its 1/2 cup, edited now 🙂 thanks for the tip, will check the one near our place so I can add that to the recipe.
hahahaa. thanks for this. im making my own lactation cookies, too. at hindi ko alam na meron palang rolled oats. very helpful. thanks, super. ps my son is now 6months and exclusive breastmilk pa rin sya hanggang ngayon.
You’re welcome 🙂 first time to use rolled oats din and it is more effective talaga kesa processed oats. Yey to us breastfeeding moms!
I made some apple crumble pie before and included some oats. I guess it somehow increased my milk production din that time. Ihihih.
Oats really do help!
Will try that din! Thank you!
this is so useful! sana i knew about this when i was breastfeeding 🙂
You can still try this, my daughter go through them like crazy haha
I am saving this recipe! 🙂 thank you for sharing. Looks yummy!
Thanks!
Easy does it… G’leng! don’t apologize, because I am a no-bake mommy, too! hahaha
Haha! Gave me confidence to try more recipes
Looks yummy! I didn’t know eating delicious desserts can increase lactation pala. Great idea! ☺
Thanks! There are actually lactation cookies sold online pero making your own version at home is more economical 😊
Andame ko nakikita online na nagbebenta ng mga lactation cookies! Eh pwede naman palang gawin! Nice!
True! Mas tipid 😁
The oatmeal bars looks yummy!
It is! Not just for nursing mommies, pwede for the whole fam
Looks yummy indeed!
It is!
Wow! I admire mommies who can hand express, I tried before but nakakangalay talaga sya so I sticked with my breastpump. I still bf my son for 1yr 1 mos and no plans yet for weaning him from breasts. I also tried lactation cookies but mejo mahal so your recipe is super helpful talaga 🙂
Wow! You’re a rockstar breastfeeding even after a year. Sana umabot kami dyan ni baby.
Thanks for sharing this recipe! Might need this one when I give birth 🙂
You’re welcome 😊Have a safe delivery!
Wow this is awesome! I would love to try this, di na kaylangan uminom ng lactation capsule. Dami ng options yay 🙂 Thanks for this sis.
You’re welcome sis! I stoppes taking natalac na din since I started making these. 😀
hi im a mom to a 1 month old baby girl and
exclusively bf my baby,thanks for sharing this no bake lactation cookies. try ko to increase my milk supply lalo na pag balik ko ng work:)
Hi mommy kathleen! You’re welcome 🙂 glad to be of help, balitaan mo if ano result sayo ha. Happy breastfeeding!
hi thanks for the information