Do you know what breast milk tastes like and how many calories breastfeeding consumes? We found ten surprising facts about breast milk that only a few women know
1. The production of breast milk consumes 25 percent of the body's energy. By comparison, the brain uses only 20 percent of energy.
2. Breast milk helps women to lose weight, that is, to return to their pre-pregnancy body measurements. By producing breast milk, the body consumes about 600 to 1000 calories every day.
3. The composition of milk changes as the baby grows. At first, it is bluish in color and watery in texture, and towards the end of breastfeeding it is thicker and full of fats, i.e. calories needed for the growth and development of a strong child.
4. Everyone would get bored eating the same food day after day. But mother's milk does not always taste the same. It changes depending on what the mother ate. In this way, the baby also prepares for the tastes of solid food that he will soon start eating.
5. Milk does not come out through only one hole. Each nipple has several tiny openings that release milk, and the number varies from woman to woman.
6. The baby empties about 65 percent of the milk in the breast per meal because he eats until he is full, not until he sucks all the milk.
7. It is a well-known fact that breasts are not the same size. But did you know that about 75 percent of women produce more milk in the right breast, which is considered more dominant? This information is unrelated to whether the woman is right-handed or left-handed.
8. Breast milk contains the sleep hormone - melatonin, which puts the baby to sleep. One study showed that three-month-old babies who were exclusively breastfed slept 45 minutes longer than other babies.
9. Breast milk is as unique as a fingerprint - no two samples are the same. The appearance, quality and taste of her milk depend on the mother and her diet.
10. Even cheese can be made from breast milk. New York chef Richard Adams made cheese from his wife's milk and served it in his restaurant. He said that it has a subtle taste with sweet notes and that it has a soft panna cotta-like consistency, reports Zafodna.hr.
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