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My six month old is strictly on the breast, and she is a very healthy weight. I myself am back to pre-baby weight, but I feel so sluggish and yucky (Im not eating as good as I would like, and I drink coffee every morning, ect.) - I just want to do a cleanse and start over! But Im wondering if this is safe to do while breastfeeding my daughter. Any suggestions?
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short answer, no. i recommend a colonic irrigation to clean out your innards, but doing any kind of herbal cleanse or fast is going to dump all those toxins into your breastmilk & that's more than your baby's liver can handle. believe me, i did ALL the research in my son's 1st year, too & came up with nothing provably, reliably safe. nothing.
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I agree, some detoxes are really harsh.
Instead, why not try a couple of steam baths and just do a lot of psyllium husks to cleanse the colon? -
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you have to be careful with psyllium husk. if you don't drink a TON of water & eat very little while it's going thru your system, it can actually gelatinize & make things worse if you're backed up like i was. i'm telling you, colonic irrigation was the best gift i gave myself. i had a "mass" in my gut that i could feel when palpated & it was very uncomfortable. i wasn't constipated, but it was something that was always there until i had it flushed out in three sessions. amazing & super hydrating.
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Good point about fiber.
I vote for a huge jug of water and a long steam or sauna. In fact, in week 8 I did just that and I really thought it helped cleanse all the icky chemicals I had to have during my c-section.
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Wait, now I really want a sauna too!
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Oh, and epsom salts is another serious flusher. It's wretched tasting but it works. Lots of water of course and be prepared for a day on the potty.
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definitely wait. we had what I call "The Kombucha Incident". I wasn't doing a cleanse but kombucha is a cleanser and detoxifier. There was nothing on the bottle that said bfing mothers should avoid it. I drank just a little bit like 4 oz and my boy would wake up screaming like I hadn't heard him scream before and would not sleep at all that night. it happened a few times until I finally put the 2 together and realized that when I drank kombucha= horrible night.
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You may also want to see a Chinese doctor. You could have some cupping done (which releases toxins through your skin) and is VERY detoxifying and rejuvenating. Also, deep tissue massage and raw diet. And lately I've switched to green tea instead of coffee. I'm loving it.
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Thank you all! I've been taking small steps, starting with the green tea rather than coffee, eating smaller meals of fresh fruits and vegetables...
Been doing a lot of research and asking many intuitive females in my day to day life (including this tribe), and there are so many wonderful things you can do for yourself in place of a fast or a straight cleanse. I am grateful. Oh, and as much as I would love to love Kombucha, I simply cannot get into it anyway, lol. And I have no doubt a colonic would be nothing short of beneficial- just need a little courage there!
