T o produce breast milk, mothers melt their own body fat. Are you with me? We literally dissolve parts of ourselves, starting with gluteal-femoral fat, aka our butts, and turn it into liquid to feed our babies. Before and after giving birth to my daughter 10 months ago, I was inundated with urgent directives from well-meaning, very insistent health practitioners, parenting book authors, mommy bloggers, journalists, and opinionated strangers that "breast is best.
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But these benefits are for infants. Adults may have more questions, like what does breast milk actually taste like? Is it even safe to drink? Need more descriptors and facial reactions? Watch the Buzzfeed video where adults try breast milk below:. It might sound like rainbows and magic but really, human milk contains the water, fat, proteins, and nutrients that babies need to grow. There are some cases, as reported by The Seattle Times , of people with cancer, digestive disorders, and immune disorders using milk from a breast milk bank in order to help fight their diseases.
The best way to establish a normal supply of breast milk is to start early, breastfeed frequently and make sure your baby is latching on correctly. Increasing your supply is all about supply and demand - the more your baby feeds, the more milk you will produce. Some women have low supply, particularly during the early weeks of breastfeeding.
July 26, pm Updated August 3, pm. A miracle mom has donated more than gallons of her own breast milk to help hundreds of other parents feed their babies. The mom of two has hyperlactation syndrome, which means she pumps around 1. Her 6-month-old daughter, Sophia, consumes 20 ounces a day and the rest is handed over to local moms, gay couples and a milk bank for premature babies. The precious liquid is packaged, labeled and stored in four huge freezers in the house where she lives with the girls and her husband, public safety officer David Sierra,