Crystal at Biblical Womanhood sent me a couple packages of this tea to try. Nursing Mother's Tea, by Full Circle Herbs, is a natural (and partially organic) herbal tea with ingredients to help boost and maintain a mama's milk supply as well as helping with gas and tummy upset in babies.

This tea comes loose in a fold-open plastic/paper bag. Included in the bag is a cloth (muslin) drawstring bag for brewing the tea. I haven't used the bag, because I find cloth teabags to be messy (I only use one in a pinch!). So instead, I used my wire mesh teaball to brew my tea.

The directions say to use a heaping teaspoon of tea per cup, and to brew for 15 minutes. I usually use a very heaping teaspoon, and use 2 cups of water, because I like milder tea, and I figure I get more water that way. ;) This tea has some spearmint in it, which gives it a great flavor. I can also taste the fennel seed flavor. Other ingredients include lemon balm, red raspberry leaf, blessed thistle herb, nettle leaf, and catnip.

I've been drinking this tea for the past 6 weeks or so, two servings (which I make into four cups of tea) every day. The first few days I did notice an increased milk supply. However, after the first week of drinking this tea, I wouldn't say that I felt as though I had more milk than I normally do. I have never had issues with low milk supply, so I generally do have plenty of milk for my baby, and I still do have plenty, but I just haven't noticed a drastic difference.

I've used about a bag and a half of this tea now. Perhaps I will try stopping and see if I notice a milk decrease. At any rate, should we be expecting another child before Eliyahu weans, I definitely plan to use this tea to keep my milk supply up. I want to nurse Eliyahu longer than 17 months, which is how old Yehoshua was when he weaned himself! :)