Breast milk is the best and safest way of the providing ideal food for the healthy developments of infants.

Knowing well how an object is formed helps you to understand well its usage. How Breast milk is produced is important to health professionals, women and husbands. Breast milk is produced as a result of the action of hormones and reflexes.

1. Hormonal action in breast milk production:

There are two main hormones which help to produce breast milk. They are known as prolactin and oxytocin. These two important hormones prolactin and oxytocin are secreted by a gland in the brain called the pituitary gland. During pregnancy, hormones prepare the gland tissue of the breast to produce milk.

Prolactin enables the breast to make milk and hence is called the secreting hormone. Prolactin also suppresses the activities of the ovaries thereby delaying the return of fertility and menstruation. This is the reason why exclusive breast feeding prevents pregnancy. More breast milk is produced by hormones during the night than the day so you must educate your client to breast feed at night to keep up a good supply of milk. Read the rest of this entry »

Breast feeding is about infant feeding, a form of giving nourishment at its best. It is more than food, a meal, an antibiotic and nurturing. Breastfeeding is a natural process filled with nutrients needed for healthy growing baby.Breast milk refers to the milk produced by a mother to feed her baby. It provides the primary source of nutrition for babies before they are able to eat and digest other foods.Breast milk tends to be more easily digested so that breastfed babies have fewer incidences of diarrhea or constipation.

Breast milk consists of fat, protein, carbohydrate and minerals essentials for growing babies. This is why the World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. Breast feeding offers so many health benefits to infants, which includes the releases of oxytocin and prolactin, hormones that relax the mother and make her feel more nurturing toward her baby.Breast feeding lowers the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, decreases dental problems. Breast feeding helps nursing mothers burn calories and shrink the uterus, so nursing moms may be able to return to their pre-pregnancy shape and weight quicker.

Breast milk contains some vitamin D, and vitamin D is produced by the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight. And because of the immunities and antibodies passed onto babies through their mothers’ breast milk, breastfed infants rarely fall sick. Read the rest of this entry »

We all know that human breast milk has been shown to be the best possible start for newborns and babies. It’s full of vitamins, is ready on-demand, and promotes the development of a healthy immune system. But now people are starting to get creative with breast milk. Here are nine foods that have been created from breast milk.

1. Cheese

In this case, the mother is the necessity of the invention. A man named Daniel Angerer, who runs a restaurant in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, turned his wife’s extra milk into cheese. Customer reaction has been very positive, with many asking Angerer for a taste. The human cheese has been described as having a taste similar to (believe it or not!) pickles.

2. Soups and Stews

Swiss chef Hans Locher reasoned that since human milk is such a perfect food for human infants, why not use it in other foods? Locher has used human milk in soups and meat stews in his restaurant. And women can sell their own surplus, at a rate of £3 for 14 oz.

3. Cupcakes

A UK mother named Abi Blake has used her own milk to make all kinds of baked goods, including tarts, cupcakes, smoothies, and lasagna. Calling herself the “Nigella Lawson of breast milk cookery,” Blake sells her products at food festivals. Read the rest of this entry »