10 Surprising Facts about Breastfeeding

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1. Pregnant moms start making milk at week 14 of pregnancy.
2. Many newborn babies laying on mom’s chest directly after birth, will find the breast and breastfeed with little to no help.
3. On the first day of life, babies drink only about a teaspoon of milk per feeding.
4. Babies do not know hunger until day three of life. They are born with a high suck need, which tells mom's body to increase her milk supply.
5. Colostrum is yellow because it contains the powerful antioxidant beta carotene, also found in carrots and sweet potatoes.
6. The size of a woman’s breast has little to no effect on her milk supply.
7. Whatever environment mom breastfeeds in, her body will create antibodies for her breastmilk against the germs that her body detects in that environment.
8. Babies do not use their teeth to breastfeed.
9. A breastfed baby that is fed a bottle too quickly, will act hungry after finishing, because she did not get her suck needs fulfilled.
10. The average weaning age globally is 7 years old.