07/10/2017
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"๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐๐ฎ/๐๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง!"
There is research that suggests that when your baby nurses at the breast, their saliva may actually be transferred backwards into the ni**le. This allows your body to begin the process of creating breast milk that is specifically attacking the virus or bacteria that is making your baby ill!
This is one of the reasons why breastfed babies tend to have fewer infections, and when they do get sick, they recover more quickly.
Your milk is WAY MORE than just food for your baby. Your milk is actually the perfect MEDICINE. Not only is it made specifically for your baby, but also for exactly what is making them sick!
These changes that occur in breast milk to accommodate your babies needs, can sometimes be seen when the milk is pumped. It may appear as a different color than usual, although this is NOT always visible. You do not need to worry if you cannot detect the change, just trust that your body knows exactly what to do to take care of your little one.
This is something important for exclusively pumping moms to keep in mind. While your breast milk will respond to the detection of a virus or foreign bacteria in your environment, you may not be receiving the โcommunicationโ of the babyโs saliva drawing up into the ni**le as with nursing.
My best advice for all breastfeeding moms, nursing at the breast or exclusively pumping is to find ways to be as close to your baby as possible.
Even being drooled on (among other things) will help this transfer to take place and kick start your body to begin the process of creating the special โmedicineโ that your baby needs and can only get from you!
๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง๐, ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐ช๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฅ My Baby Experts Community ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐: ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ.๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐.๐๐ค๐ข
Photo courtesy of Melissa Jean Photography (Australia) ๐ธ
Here are a few studies for some extra reading! ;)
Al-Shehri, Saad S., et al. "Breastmilk-Saliva Interactions Boost Innate Immunity by Regulating the Oral Microbiome in Early Infancy." PloS one 10.9 (2015): e0135047.
Breakey, A. A., Hinde, K., Valeggia, C. R., Sinofsky, A., & Ellison, P. T. (2015). Illness in breastfeeding infants relates to concentration of lactoferrin and secretory Immunoglobulin A in motherโs milk. Evolution, medicine, and public health, 2015(1), 21-31.
Funkhouser, L. J., & Bordenstein, S. R. (2013). Mom knows best: the universality of maternal microbial transmission. PLoS Biol, 11(8), e1001631.
Geddes, Donna T., et al. "Tongue movement and intra-oral vacuum in breastfeeding infants." Early human development 84.7 (2008): 471-477.
Geddes, Donna T., et al. "Tongue movement and intra-oral vacuum of term infants during breastfeeding and feeding from an experimental teat that released milk under vacuum only." Early human development 88.6 (2012): 443-449.
Geddes, D. T. (2009). Ultrasound imaging of the lactating breast: methodology and application. International Breastfeeding Journal, 4(1), 1.
Hassiotou, F., & Geddes, D. (2013). Anatomy of the human mammary gland: Current status of knowledge. Clinical anatomy, 26(1), 29-48.
Hassiotou, F., Hepworth, A. R., Metzger, P., Lai, C. T., Trengove, N., Hartmann, P. E., & Filgueira, L. (2013). Maternal and infant infections stimulate a rapid leukocyte response in breastmilk. Clinical & Translational Immunology, 2(4), e3.
Hassiotou, F., Geddes, D. T., & Hartmann, P. E. (2013). Cells in Human Milk State of the Science. Journal of Human Lactation, 0890334413477242.
Raju, T. N. (2011). Breastfeeding is a dynamic biological processโnot simply a meal at the breast. Breastfeeding Medicine, 6(5), 257-259.
Ramsay, D. T., Kent, J. C., Owens, R. A., & Hartmann, P. E. (2004). Ultrasound imaging of milk ejection in the breast of lactating women. Pediatrics, 113(2), 361-367.
