Today there is a lot of advice and information to achieve a successful breastfeeding, however, there are still myths about the existence of foods that increase breast milk production and constantly new "superfoods" appear to be attributed to being able to do so.
The most recent is not a food, but a drink. Specifically the "Pink Drink" that is on sale at Starbucks, and that some nursing mothers say it has helped them to significantly increase their milk production.
"Take this to produce more milk"
It is very common that despite knowing that there is no food that is capable of increasing breast milk production, breastfeeding mothers are still advised to drink or eat this or that thing.
In Mexico it is still quite usual to hear advice about food or drinks that help you have more milk, from brewer's yeast to drinking liters and liters of water (But be careful with the latter because although it seems something that does not affect, it could be counterproductive.
Starbucks "Pink Drink"
Now testimonies of mothers in LifeHacker talk about the incredible increase in their milk production after drinking the "Pink Drink" from Starbucks.
It all started when a mother shared in a Facebook group called Milky Mamas, an image of her showing that her blouse was stained because she kept getting milk from her breasts. The reason? She attributes it to that she had been drinking the pink drink for a while. According to his testimony, so much milk had been extracted that his freezer was about to be filled and he was looking for a place to donate it.
Another mother shared that after she drank it, she had doubled her milk during her hour of breastfeeding at work. Another says that thanks to the drink was producing 10 times more milk than usual.
It became so popular with nursing mothers that even now they are sharing recipes so that everyone can make the "Pink Drink" in their own homes, since in the group there are mothers from all over the world and apparently the drink is only found in the United States .
And what does this drink contain? According to the Bustle site it includes water, ice, white grape juice concentrate, natural green coffee flavoring, frozen strawberries, coconut milk and fresh strawberries. Of all these ingredients, mothers believe that the coconut milk It is the cause of raising its production.
Now, although it sounds wonderful, remember that they are only testimonies of some mothers and does not mean that it is true that this drink works. Let's not forget that so far it has not been scientifically proven that there is any food that is capable of increasing milk production.
