During a late-night breastfeeding session, Mallory noticed her LO was congested and showing signs of sickness. Pumping breast milk later that morning, Mallory found herself doing a double take. It had only been one day since she last pumped her liquid gold, and boy, was there a noticeable difference. Yellow in color, her breast milk resembled colostrum, or “first milk,” that a mother gets in the early days of breastfeeding. That’s when a lightbulb went off in her head. As Mallory explains, it’s just an awesome wonder of science — that allows Mom’s milk to better accommodate the needs of her sick baby. Embedded content: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1119561988057050&set=a.161524287194163.39302.100000097772017&type=3 Here’s more of what Mom had to say: More from The Stir: 8 Ways to Use Breast Milk to Keep Your Baby Healthy (Besides Breastfeeding) When we got up Friday morning, I pumped, just as we always do. What I pumped is on the right side of the photo. Pretty cool, huh? As it turns out, what Mallory noticed is has an explanation Published in the journal Clinical & Translational Immunology is a study that looks at how a mother’s milk supply will produce leukocytes to help battle infections. Researchers note that colostrum typically has a high amount of these disease-fighting cells that decrease as Mom’s breast milk matures. What’s interesting, however, is what happens should a mother and/or baby get sick. Infection can enter Mom’s body through baby saliva that sends the signal something is wrong. As Mallory’s awesome photo illustrates, when baby’s immune system is compromised, a mother will start to produce breast milk that’s high in leukocytes — sometimes as much as 95 percent. Once the child is no longer sick, the leukocytes level begins to decrease. More from The Stir: 4 Surprising Health Benefits of Breastfeeding — for Moms I’m sorry, but this is pretty badass if I do say so myself. Mom is truly Wonder Woman, who can prevent chaos in her household, maintain a daily schedule, and save the day with breast milk that adapts to help protect her child. Embedded content: https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6UBonPo5FhstgLfi/giphy.gif Yeah, we’re awesome. Image via Mallory Smothers/Facebook
title: “Viral Photo Shows How Much Breast Milk Changes Daily Based On What Your Baby Needs” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-06” author: “Nathan Belton”
During a late-night breastfeeding session, Mallory noticed her LO was congested and showing signs of sickness. Pumping breast milk later that morning, Mallory found herself doing a double take. It had only been one day since she last pumped her liquid gold, and boy, was there a noticeable difference. Yellow in color, her breast milk resembled colostrum, or “first milk,” that a mother gets in the early days of breastfeeding. That’s when a lightbulb went off in her head. As Mallory explains, it’s just an awesome wonder of science — that allows Mom’s milk to better accommodate the needs of her sick baby. Embedded content: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1119561988057050&set=a.161524287194163.39302.100000097772017&type=3 Here’s more of what Mom had to say: More from The Stir: 8 Ways to Use Breast Milk to Keep Your Baby Healthy (Besides Breastfeeding) When we got up Friday morning, I pumped, just as we always do. What I pumped is on the right side of the photo. Pretty cool, huh? As it turns out, what Mallory noticed is has an explanation Published in the journal Clinical & Translational Immunology is a study that looks at how a mother’s milk supply will produce leukocytes to help battle infections. Researchers note that colostrum typically has a high amount of these disease-fighting cells that decrease as Mom’s breast milk matures. What’s interesting, however, is what happens should a mother and/or baby get sick. Infection can enter Mom’s body through baby saliva that sends the signal something is wrong. As Mallory’s awesome photo illustrates, when baby’s immune system is compromised, a mother will start to produce breast milk that’s high in leukocytes — sometimes as much as 95 percent. Once the child is no longer sick, the leukocytes level begins to decrease. More from The Stir: 4 Surprising Health Benefits of Breastfeeding — for Moms I’m sorry, but this is pretty badass if I do say so myself. Mom is truly Wonder Woman, who can prevent chaos in her household, maintain a daily schedule, and save the day with breast milk that adapts to help protect her child. Embedded content: https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6UBonPo5FhstgLfi/giphy.gif Yeah, we’re awesome. Image via Mallory Smothers/Facebook
title: “Viral Photo Shows How Much Breast Milk Changes Daily Based On What Your Baby Needs” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-01” author: “Jean Sable”
During a late-night breastfeeding session, Mallory noticed her LO was congested and showing signs of sickness. Pumping breast milk later that morning, Mallory found herself doing a double take. It had only been one day since she last pumped her liquid gold, and boy, was there a noticeable difference. Yellow in color, her breast milk resembled colostrum, or “first milk,” that a mother gets in the early days of breastfeeding. That’s when a lightbulb went off in her head. As Mallory explains, it’s just an awesome wonder of science — that allows Mom’s milk to better accommodate the needs of her sick baby. Embedded content: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1119561988057050&set=a.161524287194163.39302.100000097772017&type=3 Here’s more of what Mom had to say: More from The Stir: 8 Ways to Use Breast Milk to Keep Your Baby Healthy (Besides Breastfeeding) When we got up Friday morning, I pumped, just as we always do. What I pumped is on the right side of the photo. Pretty cool, huh? As it turns out, what Mallory noticed is has an explanation Published in the journal Clinical & Translational Immunology is a study that looks at how a mother’s milk supply will produce leukocytes to help battle infections. Researchers note that colostrum typically has a high amount of these disease-fighting cells that decrease as Mom’s breast milk matures. What’s interesting, however, is what happens should a mother and/or baby get sick. Infection can enter Mom’s body through baby saliva that sends the signal something is wrong. As Mallory’s awesome photo illustrates, when baby’s immune system is compromised, a mother will start to produce breast milk that’s high in leukocytes — sometimes as much as 95 percent. Once the child is no longer sick, the leukocytes level begins to decrease. More from The Stir: 4 Surprising Health Benefits of Breastfeeding — for Moms I’m sorry, but this is pretty badass if I do say so myself. Mom is truly Wonder Woman, who can prevent chaos in her household, maintain a daily schedule, and save the day with breast milk that adapts to help protect her child. Embedded content: https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6UBonPo5FhstgLfi/giphy.gif Yeah, we’re awesome. Image via Mallory Smothers/Facebook
title: “Viral Photo Shows How Much Breast Milk Changes Daily Based On What Your Baby Needs” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-11” author: “Dorian Sims”
During a late-night breastfeeding session, Mallory noticed her LO was congested and showing signs of sickness. Pumping breast milk later that morning, Mallory found herself doing a double take. It had only been one day since she last pumped her liquid gold, and boy, was there a noticeable difference. Yellow in color, her breast milk resembled colostrum, or “first milk,” that a mother gets in the early days of breastfeeding. That’s when a lightbulb went off in her head. As Mallory explains, it’s just an awesome wonder of science — that allows Mom’s milk to better accommodate the needs of her sick baby. Embedded content: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1119561988057050&set=a.161524287194163.39302.100000097772017&type=3 Here’s more of what Mom had to say: More from The Stir: 8 Ways to Use Breast Milk to Keep Your Baby Healthy (Besides Breastfeeding) When we got up Friday morning, I pumped, just as we always do. What I pumped is on the right side of the photo. Pretty cool, huh? As it turns out, what Mallory noticed is has an explanation Published in the journal Clinical & Translational Immunology is a study that looks at how a mother’s milk supply will produce leukocytes to help battle infections. Researchers note that colostrum typically has a high amount of these disease-fighting cells that decrease as Mom’s breast milk matures. What’s interesting, however, is what happens should a mother and/or baby get sick. Infection can enter Mom’s body through baby saliva that sends the signal something is wrong. As Mallory’s awesome photo illustrates, when baby’s immune system is compromised, a mother will start to produce breast milk that’s high in leukocytes — sometimes as much as 95 percent. Once the child is no longer sick, the leukocytes level begins to decrease. More from The Stir: 4 Surprising Health Benefits of Breastfeeding — for Moms I’m sorry, but this is pretty badass if I do say so myself. Mom is truly Wonder Woman, who can prevent chaos in her household, maintain a daily schedule, and save the day with breast milk that adapts to help protect her child. Embedded content: https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6UBonPo5FhstgLfi/giphy.gif Yeah, we’re awesome. Image via Mallory Smothers/Facebook
