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Meet Brody Walter Bomgren + No-Bake Chocolate Cashew Lactation Cookies

It takes a village to raise a newborn, and lots of no-bake chocolate cashew lactation cookies to fuel a new, breastfeeding mother. 

It takes a village. Never in my life has that statement been more true. I’ve cut back a bit on all things work since I had Brody, if you follow me on Instagram you have gotten a little taste of those chubby Brody cheeks and can understand why sitting in front of the computer digging my way out of email is less appealing than ever.

Meet Brody Walter Bomgren

To play a little catch up for those of you who are first timers to Nourish Move Love, I had my first baby almost 4 weeks ago Brody Walter Bomgren. Brody was born on Wednesday, March 8th at 3:49am and weighed in at 7lbs 9oz {little chunk for arriving at 36 weeks and 3 days} and he was 20.5″ long. I’m not sure if i’ll be sharing my whole birth story on the blog yet {do you really want to know?!}, but I thought I’d get my feet wet back to work by talking about my amazing village and handsome son.

The last four weeks have been less than easy. By no means did I think being a new mom was going to be easy. I am sure, like many of you moms out there, I thought I was prepared and this whole thing was going to be easier than other people made it out to be. Well, it’s not. I absolutely LOVE my ‘little bug’ {my current nickname for Brodes} and I am soaking up every minute with him, but when a new baby and other life-changing events happen all at the same time, things can get hard…real fast.

I have felt more emotions all at one time over the past four weeks than ever before in my life. I’ve cried for over an hour about running out of hot water because I wanted to take a hot bath…I’ve cried while the three of us have snuggled in bed for a family nap because my heart has never been so full…and I’m crying right now writing this post as I reflect on the past four weeks because I’ve never been so grateful for my family, friends and all of you who have sent love and prayers during this time.

I guess what I’m trying to say is you don’t realize how important your support system is until you absolutely need it. We have been showered with babysitters, flowers, meal preppers, walking buddies, and most importantly prayers. And we cannot say thank you enough!

No-Bake Chocolate Cashew Lactation Cookies

Now onto the best postpartum snack a mom could ask for, no-bake chocolate cashew lactation cookies! Lee and Linley from Team Fit Foodie Finds came over the first week we got home from the hospital and brought a big bag of what we now like to call BOOBIE BALLS. Whether they are called boobie balls because they resemble boobs, or because they support healthy milk production, or because more people have seen my boobs in the last month than ever in my life — they are simply delicious! And a snacking must to be stocked in your fridge/freezer at all times {whether you are lactating or not}.

These no-bake chocolate cashew lactation cookies are naturally sweetened with dates, packed with iron-rich oats {which are known to support milk supply for most women}, and a little bit of honey. Ultimately, they are perfect energy bite from 7pm till 4am, and have kept me going during those late night feedings.

And with just 6-ingredients these no-bake chocolate cashew lactation cookies are easily whipped up in a high speed food processor {I personally love this Cuisinart 8-Cup Food Processor} in 5 minutes or less!

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Other delicious oat-based recipes that support milk production: 

• Healthy Chocolate Mouse Overnight Oats from Nourish Move Love
• Blueberry Egg and Oat Muffins from Nourish Move Love
• Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats from Fit Foodie Finds
• Coconut Latte Overnight Oats from Fit Foodie Finds
• 4-Ingredient PB and Jelly Bites from The Real Food Dietitians
• 5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Granola Bars from The Real Food Dietitians
• Iced Oatmeal Cookies from Little Bits of Real Food
• Healthy Apple Pie Granola from Physicalkitchness

To all of you who have called, texted, prayed, sent flowers, come over, and filled our bellies {and you know who you are} THANK YOU. Our life {and our fridge} are fuller with you in it! Also, a special thank you to Lee and Linley from Team Fit Foodie Finds who shared this recipe and the above images with me; and helped write this post while I was nursing Brody! 

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