Nutritional Supplements while breastfeeding

Specialle asks: I'm breastfeeding my son and I'm losing a little weight, so I wanted to know if I could drink Ensure® or other nutrition replacement supplements to boost my weight gain? Debi Page Ferrarello, RN, MS, IBCLC responds:Congratulations on the birth of your son.  The fact that you are breastfeeding shows that you are committed to doing the very best for him!Drinking the calorie