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Look at this picture, here a mothers milk visibly changed overnight to meet the demands of her baby who was unwell at the time
Those signals are communicated to the mother by saliva from her baby, the mother may even be unaware of her baby’s health status yet levels of white blood cells in milk are boosted.
Research shows compositions of lactoferrin which is an immune molecule, which carries out protective functions like piercing the walls of harmful bacteria, are also found to be increased in the weeks prior to and following an infant's illness.
Breast milk is awesome in its complexity and the way it constantly changes and is tailored 1/🧵
📸Mallory Smothers
Those signals are communicated to the mother by saliva from her baby, the mother may even be unaware of her baby’s health status yet levels of white blood cells in milk are boosted.
Research shows compositions of lactoferrin which is an immune molecule, which carries out protective functions like piercing the walls of harmful bacteria, are also found to be increased in the weeks prior to and following an infant's illness.
Breast milk is awesome in its complexity and the way it constantly changes and is tailored 1/🧵
📸Mallory Smothers
2/🧵it is more than a nutritional supply,
it has been demonstrated that breast milk leukocytes respond dynamically to maternal as well as infant infections, and that reverse flow of milk
from the infant mouth back into mum delivers signals that morph the milk to the child’s needs
the mother of a premature baby produces milk with more fats and secretory immunoglobulin the latter protect the baby until the development of the immune system
Animal studies show the composition of milk even changes when daughters or sons are fed.
Milk even changes throughout the day,
Breast milk contains melatonin, the sleep hormone, and tryptophan, an amino acid that contributes to its production. These components fluctuate in a cyclical pattern that may aid in regulating infants' sleep and wakefulness.
But I think the most amazing study came in 2007. Stem cells were discovered in human breast milk.
A study conducted in 2014 tracked these stem cells in nursing mice and observed that they migrated from the mother's mammary glands, crossed the stomach walls of the pups, and integrated into developing tissues throughout their bodies. Even when when the baby mice grew up, the mother's cells remained present and had transformed into mature tissues alongside the offspring's cells.
it has been demonstrated that breast milk leukocytes respond dynamically to maternal as well as infant infections, and that reverse flow of milk
from the infant mouth back into mum delivers signals that morph the milk to the child’s needs
the mother of a premature baby produces milk with more fats and secretory immunoglobulin the latter protect the baby until the development of the immune system
Animal studies show the composition of milk even changes when daughters or sons are fed.
Milk even changes throughout the day,
Breast milk contains melatonin, the sleep hormone, and tryptophan, an amino acid that contributes to its production. These components fluctuate in a cyclical pattern that may aid in regulating infants' sleep and wakefulness.
But I think the most amazing study came in 2007. Stem cells were discovered in human breast milk.
A study conducted in 2014 tracked these stem cells in nursing mice and observed that they migrated from the mother's mammary glands, crossed the stomach walls of the pups, and integrated into developing tissues throughout their bodies. Even when when the baby mice grew up, the mother's cells remained present and had transformed into mature tissues alongside the offspring's cells.
3/🧵as well as retrograde flow back to mum to morph future feeds to the exact requirement baby needs’
Baby’s saliva also interacts with milk to make it even more powerful. concentrations of hypoxanthine and xanthine in neonatal saliva were significantly higher than those in adult saliva, while the combination of baby saliva with breastmilk produced enough H2O2 to inhibit the growth of opportunistic pathogens.
Baby’s saliva also interacts with milk to make it even more powerful. concentrations of hypoxanthine and xanthine in neonatal saliva were significantly higher than those in adult saliva, while the combination of baby saliva with breastmilk produced enough H2O2 to inhibit the growth of opportunistic pathogens.
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