And don’t think that because Mumsnet is offering them as a prize that your supply needs these or any of the similarly expensive galactagogues in the forms of sweet treats or teas.
Thoughtful of the competition to make sure we all learn that a galactagogue is a remedy to boost supply so unhelpfully creating them impression that this is often a problem and that a supplement can solve it. Neither is true. Whilst it can be an huge problem, it is so for a minority of women and a truly tiny percentage of these have physiological reasons for their low supply rather than say developing low supply because you spent two week buying and eating expensive cookies instead of getting support with your latch/pumping/feeding.
Supply is simple. Take more
Milk to make more milk. The faster you take it the quicker you make it.
This simple summary doesn’t allow for those who have physical issues like insufficient glandular tissue, retained placenta causing low prolactin or pituitary issues. Cookies won’t help either nor will they help these women work out what is happening with their supply and to make plans accordingly.
Ordinary low supply needs less time spent ordering cookies and more time removing milk.
If further help is needed it is worth knowing that the most effective galactagogues are drugs that boost natural prolactin levels. Giving an average of a 20% boost they might be helpful in some cases and only after input from a hcp. Again vanishingly unusual that this is needed when bf is well managed.