Jungle Juice For Beastfeeding Mamas

Jungle juice! Heard of it? If you don’t have kids then maybe not. But if you’ve had a child and taken the breastfeeding journey, then you definitely would have.

Not long now before we’re back in the trenches with #2, which has got me thinking about all the things I seemed to have blocked quite effectively from my mind. I’m having PTSD-type flashbacks of tearful moments, overwhelming frustration, cabin fever, poo-namis, dirty hair and the endless days of leggings and my dressing gown.

And the breastfeeding!

I breastfed J for 9 months (literally until the day I found out I was pregnant with #2) but it was not the happiest of journeys for me. For many reasons – and this time I’m going to try do things differently. But the one thing I am sure of is that I’m going to drink more jungle juice.

What is breastfeeding jungle juice?

Jungle juice for breastfeeding is awesome. It tastes rad and for a sugar-fiend like me it’s just the thing to satisfy the sweet tooth without emptying a packet of jelly babies (though that usually happens too). I don’t think there is any scientific evidence to back up the idea that this jungle juice breastfeeding recipe will help you breastfeed but it makes sense that it will keep you hydrated, which in turn will help you maintain your supply.

And it’s been passed down from mom to mom for generations!

Okay, I have no idea if that’s true but it was given to me by a friend of a friend of a friend, os it’s definitely the gift that keeps giving.

What is jungle juice made of?

Here, for your milk supply’s pleasure, is a simple jungle juice recipe:

Just mix the jungle juice ingredients all together, keep it in the fridge and drink as often as possible.

If it is a little too sweet you can do half the fruit juice and half rooibos tea for a different taste. Either way, it’s not the cocktail you’re probably dreaming of right now but at least it tastes decent!

You can buy the essential jungle juice ingredient from Loot:

Schlehen Blackthorn Berry Elixir