07-12-2013, 19:38
(This post was last modified: 07-12-2013, 19:41 by surferjoe2007.)
Many women's breasts shrink after getting larger after pregnancy. It's not related to breast feeding specifically, that's a myth. It's due to hormonal changes, and probably an imbalance. Goat's rue does not lead to an imbalance; it will balance you out if anything since it is good for more than just prolactin. Pueraria mirifica or sometimes hops without progesterone could lead to an imbalance. Progesterone cream can often counteract a post-weaning imbalance. Progesterone cream alone could likewise cause the opposite imbalance if overdone. Fennel or under 125 mg vitex are much weaker options to give prolactin, so results are slower but it's harder to overdo it too. As long as you have enough estrogen and progesterone you could take 100 mg vitex, it would be likely to help a little bit thanks to prolactin and it costs about $0.05 a month.
In short goat's rue would be good. Vitex would be good. Progesterone cream would be good as long as you don't overdo it and end up on the opposite side. Unless you counterbalance it with something. Avoid PM or hops, unless counterbalanced by PC. And while many women have an imbalance after pregnancy, not all do. A hormone test is the only way to be sure, or you could be addressing the wrong issue. Or else balancing herbs like goat's rue and weak herbs like vitex are a safer bet than accidentally using too much PC.
In short goat's rue would be good. Vitex would be good. Progesterone cream would be good as long as you don't overdo it and end up on the opposite side. Unless you counterbalance it with something. Avoid PM or hops, unless counterbalanced by PC. And while many women have an imbalance after pregnancy, not all do. A hormone test is the only way to be sure, or you could be addressing the wrong issue. Or else balancing herbs like goat's rue and weak herbs like vitex are a safer bet than accidentally using too much PC.