Many new mothers have questions about taking magnesium while breastfeeding. This essential mineral can have profound effects on your health, along with your newborn’s. 

Since your baby’s diet is dependant on the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals you consume, it is important that you know everything there is to know about taking magnesium while nursing. But before we go in-depth, let’s cover some general information about magnesium. 

Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body and an essential part of a healthy diet. Magnesium intake is particularly low among women (even more so if you are pregnant), making supplementation very important.

It is not uncommon to be deficient in this mineral, despite its abundance in nature. The rise of processed foods has slowly weeded out magnesium from many of our diets. However, there are still plenty of foods that contain high levels of magnesium, such as:

• Almonds
• Spinach
• Black beans
• Tofu
• Cashews
• Bananas
• Avocado
• Peanut butter

The best way to find foods high in magnesium, along with other essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, is to avoid processed foods altogether and head to the produce section. The less refined, the better!

One of the main symptoms of magnesium deficiency is trouble sleeping. As an expecting and as a new mother, you are going to struggle with sleep as it is. But if you are also deficient in magnesium, you will experience even more trouble sleeping.

There are plenty of other issues caused by magnesium deficiency. One of the more serious ones is pre-eclampsia. This is a pregnancy complication that results in high blood pressure and damage to the liver and kidneys.

Insufficient magnesium can also lead to migraines, another unpleasant occurrence new mothers are all too familiar with. 

Watch for other telltale signs of magnesium deficiency such as dyspepsia, physical and mental weakness/fatigue, indigestion, and muscle cramps.

While you are pregnant, you are eating for two. While you are nursing, you are feeding two. You are creating the food for your baby, and deliver it through your breastmilk. This is why it is really important to be conscious of what you put in your body, as well as what you do not put in your body.

There are two major reasons you should take magnesium while breastfeeding: for your health, and for your baby’s health. Magnesium is an essential mineral, and one new mothers are more susceptible to becoming deficient in. 

The benefits of supplementing with magnesium are two-fold, meaning they apply to both you and your child since you are passing nutrients onto them in the form of your breast milk. These benefits include:

• Improved sleep
• Better digestion 
• Eases constipation
• More mental focus and energy
• A more well-rounded diet

A common phenomenon nursing mothers experience is breastfeeding aversion and agitation, or BAA. This is an incredibly unpleasant experience that involves unpleasant thoughts and negative sensations while an infant is latched to the nipple.

This is an especially frustrating condition, because the vast majority of those suffering want to keep breastfeeding, and have no control over these thoughts and feelings.

Many mothers have used magnesium to dampen the effects of aversion, most effectively with magnesium lotions or baths.

You now know that since you are nursing your newborn, any deficiencies you have will be passed on to your child. However, the opposite is true as well. This leads many new mothers to question if there are risks to their little one while supplementing with magnesium.

The good news is that it is perfectly safe to supplement with magnesium while breastfeeding. In fact, it is widely encouraged.

You have a wide range of options to choose from when it comes to magnesium supplementation. Some of the most common are:

• Lotion
• Capsules
• Liquid
• Powder

In general, adult women need around 300mg of magnesium daily. While nursing, shoot for between 400-600mg daily if you go the oral route. 

However, oral supplementation is not the most effective supplementation method. The problem with taking magnesium tablets or pills is that they don’t absorb very well. That is why you need to take it in such high doses. 

In fact, the most common side effect of excess magnesium (diarrhea) is actually the result of your body not being able to use the quantity you provided it. Thankfully, there is a better option than pills and capsules.

A better way to get some extra magnesium is with a lotion like Organic Sleepy Body Lotion. This natural remedy helps relieve stress and improve your sleep drastically, on top of providing you with a much-needed boost of magnesium.

Studies have shown that we are able to absorb magnesium better transdermally, or through the skin.

As we just discussed, pills and powders can lead to some nasty side effects due to our inability to digest and absorb them well. With the 8 Sheep Organics Sleepy Body lotion, this is not an issue.

There are no side effects from the lotion, and it is completely safe for both you and your child. You won’t have to worry about the side effects such as headaches, diarrhea, or weakness associated with magnesium pills and powders.

Plenty of mothers have used our organic body lotion to increase their magnesium intake. On top of absorbing better, the lotion produces a very calming effect. It is designed to improve your quantity and quality of sleep.

But it does more than just help you sleep and eliminate stress. The sleepy body lotion obviously works to moisturize your skin as well, and it helps with painful leg cramps and restless leg syndrome (RLS).

You can try it risk free today, with our 60 day guarantee. Kick magnesium deficiency to the curb today, and grab yours!