foods to help with milk

how many carbs should a breast feeding mom have and what are the best ones. what are some other foods that are great for milk supply:)

Thanks:)

Oatmeal is known as a galactagogue (substatnce that increases milk supply). I eat a bowl for breakfast every morning and I have a decent supply of milk.

There are also herbs that can increase your milk supply such as fenugreek and blessed thistle. They come in pill form or in teas and can be found at health food stores (I've found Mother's Milk tea at my local grocer).

Here is a webpage about galactagogues and at the bottom of the page, there's a list of remedies for increasing milk supply:

http://www.kellymom.com/herbal/milksupply/her bal_galactagogue.html

Here are a few more that list galactagogues:

http://www.mobimotherhood.org/MM/article-diet .aspx

http://parenting.ivillage.com/newborn/nbreast feed/0,,456z,00.html

As far as the amount of carbs go, the USDA has a great website for pregnant and breastfeeding women:

http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramidmoms/index. html

Sorry for all the links. There's just so much information out there that it's hard to put into a single response!