Composition of Hipp lactation tea for mothers
Hipp tea is designed to gently stimulate lactation, and its action is based on the healing properties of plants.
The tea contains natural plant components:
- Melissa helps enhance lactation, as well as relieve stress and fatigue, and normalizes sleep.
- Nettle is an assistant in developing immunity, normalizes metabolism, and strengthens blood vessels.
- Cumin helps to improve the functioning of digestion and intestines, and also stimulates milk production and has a mild diuretic effect.
- Anise helps with colds, insomnia and stress.
- Fennel is distinguished by its disinfectant properties and increased lactation.
- Galega lowers blood cholesterol and is useful for diabetes.
It also contains glucose and natural lemongrass flavoring, which makes the tea smell more pleasant. Due to its natural composition, it is not dangerous during breastfeeding.
Beneficial properties of Hipp tea
This tea to stimulate lactation can be purchased at almost any pharmacy, and the price of the tea is adequate. It is produced in the form of granules of a free-flowing consistency of a whitish hue. These granules dissolve easily and quickly in water.
Hipp lactogenic tea, in addition to its main purpose, helps restore strength to a woman after childbirth. For this purpose, special components are included in its composition.
Hippie tea owes its beneficial properties to its unique natural composition, mainly consisting of healing lactogonine herbs. So, the instructions for the drug say that the tea contains:
- fennel is a powerful and very effective lactogenic agent, which is actively used in traditional medicine, which also normalizes the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, has a beneficial effect on the nervous system and has a slight antispasmodic property;
- anise and cumin, which help normalize the functioning of the mammary glands, as well as the intestines, stomach, kidneys and genitourinary system, stimulate digestion and have a slight calming effect;
- galega grass promotes increased production of breast milk, normalizes the gastrointestinal tract, has a vasoconstrictor effect and helps reduce blood sugar levels;
- nettle extract, which has a beneficial effect on the walls of blood vessels, strengthening them and making them more durable, and also has an anti-inflammatory effect, improves blood clotting, increases hemoglobin and is an excellent remedy for diseases of the bladder and kidneys;
- lemon balm herb, which is known for its mild sedative effect, helps normalize sleep, and also has an immunomodulatory, antiallergic, antiviral and antimicrobial effect;
- natural lemongrass flavoring to give herbal tea a pleasant tonic taste and aroma.
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The composition also contains dextrose as auxiliary components, which ensures the process of energy exchange and maintains the volume of plasma circulation in the blood, as well as maltodextrin, which promotes the breakdown and absorption of proteins in the body of a nursing mother.
It should be noted that hipp tea is created entirely from natural ingredients and does not contain genetically modified products, preservatives, artificial flavors, starch, dyes, sugar and gluten. This makes it a completely safe means for stimulating lactation. Tea has virtually no restrictions on intake.
Properties of hippie tea for lactation
Therefore, many mothers try to breastfeed their baby for as long as possible. The herbal extracts that make up the tea have immunostimulating, soothing, and antibacterial properties, in addition to which the most important thing is to increase milk production.
If you take tea without obvious problems with lactation, then complications such as mastitis and lactostasis are possible. Before use, consultation with a doctor is required.
How to drink Hipp tea for lactation
Very often, young mothers face lactation problems. To maintain it, many drugs have been created: drinks, tablets, capsules, etc. One of these products is Hipp lactation tea - extracts of beneficial herbs compressed into granules. It is also available in tea bags. Its advantages are in the most natural composition, thanks to which the digestion of mother and child will be improved.
How to properly prepare and drink tea, instructions
Instructions for brewing hippie tea. Since tea has two release options (bags and granules), you can choose the one that is more convenient.
For example, you need to pour boiling water (200 ml) into the bag and let it brew for 5 minutes. Take 2-3 times a day.
As for the granules, you need to pour 4 teaspoons into 200 ml of warm (not boiling water), boiled water, stir until completely dissolved and drink 20 minutes before breastfeeding, also 2-3 times a day. The drink does not need to add sugar or honey, as it contains glucose.
You should not drink tea for more than 10 days, as negative effects may appear on both mother and baby. It should be stored in a dry place, out of direct sunlight.
Contraindications and possible side effects
Contraindications include individual intolerance to the components by both mother and child. Before taking the tea according to the recommendations on the package, you need to do a small allergy test.
20 minutes before feeding, drink a few sips of tea and monitor your condition and the baby’s well-being over the next 24 hours. If all is well, you can increase the serving size.
But if a rash, redness, itching, pain or stool disturbances suddenly appear, tea should be discontinued. Also, do not forget about other drinks that are allowed during breastfeeding (black and green tea, milk).
Approximate price of tea
Instant granulated lactogenic hipp tea can be purchased at almost any pharmacy. The cost of 1 jar in different pharmacy chains can range from 250 to 350 rubles. This allows us to classify this lactogenic agent into the category of available ones. Thanks to its use, a nursing mother will be able to extend breastfeeding as long as possible and do without artificial complementary foods.
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Pharmacy analogues of Hipp tea
If an allergic reaction occurs or for some reason it is impossible to take this herbal tea, you can choose an analogue at the pharmacy. For example: LactoMama, Grandma's basket, Mom's tea, Humana, etc.
They differ in composition, quality and properties. It is necessary to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages, reviews of each analogue.
When the baby has enough milk, there is no need to stimulate lactation
It is worth remembering that you should take tea only if lactation is weak. If the milk does not appear for some reason, the drink will not help.
In case of sufficient milk production, taking additional stimulating drinks and medications can aggravate the situation, including surgical intervention.
We also recommend reading how to drink mint while breastfeeding, about thyme while breastfeeding, fennel tea for nursing mothers, and how to drink fireweed tea during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Hipp's analogs
To decide which lactation tea for nursing mothers is suitable for a particular woman, it is necessary to evaluate the properties, qualities, as well as consumer reviews of similar products. The choice of herbal teas to increase the amount of breast milk in nursing mothers is not so small, for example:
- Lactofytol;
- Grandma's basket;
- Lactomama;
- Humana
- Lactavit;
- Leros et al.
Herbal teas contain components responsible for enhancing the production of breast milk. In addition to those presented in Hipp tea, basil, raspberries, blackberries, rose hips, fenugreek, verbena, hawthorn, coriander, and fireweed are used. Herbal teas can be granulated, but traditional loose or bagged herbal mixtures for brewing are also sold.
Note! Herbal tea is not a panacea. If there is no milk due to the presence of pathology, a serious disruption in the functioning of the young mother’s body, then the phytodrink will not solve the problem. Also, its use must be combined with the implementation of all medical recommendations for breastfeeding.
There are many folk recipes that can help a woman with a lack of breast milk.
A young mother shares her own opinion about lactation teas from two popular brands: Hipp and Bebivita in the following video:
A simple recipe with fireweed and dill seeds
As an analogue of Hipp tea to increase lactation, you can make an inexpensive and no less healthy drink with your own hands. For preparation you will need:
- dill (fennel) seeds – 0.5 tbsp;
- dry crushed fireweed tea - 0.5 tbsp;
- boiling water – 1.5 tbsp.
The herbal mixture is poured with boiling water. The drink should steep for at least half an hour. It is optimal to place the infusion in a thermos so that the herbs give as much of their beneficial substances as possible to the water. Then the tea is filtered and cooled to room temperature. The specified volume is divided into 2 equal parts and taken throughout the day.
Attention! All of these remedies, both purchased and “folk”, also have a number of contraindications. You need to try herbal teas carefully, starting with a small volume, to prevent the occurrence of allergies in mother and child. A preliminary consultation with a doctor is required.