breast milk
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Pumping Breast Milk Changes Its Microbiome
Until relatively recently, most researchers thought that breast milk was sterile. But it turns out that, like most other body parts and fluids, it’s teeming with bacteria. The composition of its microbiome varies based on a number of factors — including whether the milk was pumped, or fed to an infant directly from the breast,…
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The Totally Insane Way That Breast Milk Works
I know breast milk is good and all, but when I became a mum I was kinda shocked at how often it was cited as a cure-all for anything that ailed my newborn. That’s not just because of the nutritional value. It turns out my baby’s immune system is communicating with mine THROUGH MY NIPPLES.…