Lactation Cookies
Lactation cookies, the Gooberr way. We call them Boobkies. Oats, flaxseed and brewer's yeast, baked in small batches in Singapore and heat sealed straight out of the oven.
No eggs. No fenugreek. No artificial flavourings, vanilla extract included (ick!). No preservatives. Just a 200g resealable pack of something that actually tastes like a cookie, for the 3am feed and every one after it.
Free local delivery over $80. We bake to order, so give us two business days.
What are lactation cookies?
Lactation cookies are cookies made for breastfeeding mums, built around ingredients traditionally used during breastfeeding: oats, flaxseed and brewer's yeast. They are a snack first. A filling, nutritious one you can eat one handed at 3am, which counts for a lot when you are feeding a small human around the clock.
Ours are called Boobkies, because obviously.
What goes into Boobkies
- Rolled oats. The backbone of almost every lactation cookie, and filling in a way a biscuit from the corner shop is not.
- Flaxseed. Ground, so your body can actually use it.
- Brewer's yeast. The ingredient everyone asks about. It is nutritional yeast rich in B vitamins, and it tastes far better baked into a cookie than on a spoon.
- Real flavour. Real Earl Grey leaves in the Earl Grey. Real lemon and cranberries in the Lemon Cranberry. Decaf beans with the caffeine taken out by water, never a chemical solvent.
What stays out
Eggs. Fenugreek. Artificial flavourings, vanilla extract included. Preservatives. Anything we would feel weird explaining to you. We read the label so you do not have to.
Why no fenugreek? It is the default in lactation baking, but the evidence behind it is thin and a lot of mums do not get on with it. We wrote about it properly in fenugreek and breastfeeding.
Do lactation cookies work?
Straight answer: no cookie can promise you more milk, and anyone who says theirs does is overselling. Supply is driven mostly by how often and how well milk is removed. What a good lactation cookie does is keep you fed, which matters when you are running on very little sleep and forgetting to eat.
If supply is a real worry, a lactation consultant will get you further than any snack, ours included. We cover the evidence in do lactation cookies work.
How many should I eat?
There is no clinical dose for a cookie. Treat them as a snack between feeds. Our eating guide has how most mums fit them into the day.
Who are they for?
Breastfeeding and pumping mums, mostly. Partners and grandparents raid the pack too, and that is fine. Boobkies are not recommended during pregnancy, so save them for after baby arrives.
How long do they keep?
Each 200g pack holds roughly 30 pieces. Unopened, they keep for three months from the bake date in a cool, dry place. Once opened, reseal and keep them in the fridge for up to two weeks, which in Singapore's humidity is not optional.
Delivery in Singapore
Everything is baked to order in our SFA Grade A kitchen, so allow two business days before it ships. Local delivery is free over $80. Buying for someone else? The Gooby Booster Set and new mum gifts are the easy picks.