CRAZY BUT TRUE: BREAST MILK FACTS!

Don’t know if you knew this, but women’s bodies are amazing. Think about it: we can grow life! Not only can we give the gift of life, we can supply essential nutrients based on the baby’s needs, without the baby having the verbally express them. Here is some super interesting facts about MOMies milk:

• Breasts are never empty. A baby only removes on average 67% of milk when feeding.
• Breastmilk contains more lactose then cows milk. Yet, it’s rare for a baby to be lactose intolerant. Weird!
• The metabolic energy needed to breastfeed is equivalent to the amount of energy you use to walk seven miles. And we breastfeed several times a day!
• Breast size has nothing to do with how much breast milk you make.
• Breasts can detect even 1 degree of fluctuation in a baby’s body temperature, and will adjust accordingly to either heat up or cool down to the baby’s needs. Wow!
• Milk composition is always changing to meet babies needs.

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