A mother shared a picture of two bags of breast milk extracted three days apart. Milk from the same mother, but very different, an intelligent liquid that adapts to the baby's needs at all times, even when he is sick.
Ashlee Chase, from the United States, has a seven-month-old baby, and although many tell her that her milk no longer feeds her, this amazing photo shows that not only does she continue to feed her but that transforms to protect his daughter. The one above is the milk that was extracted when her daughter was healthy, and the one below, when her daughter had become ill and had a fever.
"Do you still breastfeed your seven-month-old baby? She is too old. She is only using you as a pacifier. You have to put her in her own bed. Why? The milk above is 3 days ago when Elliot was healthy. below is the milk he drank today, after getting sick with a fever, and gave him comfort all night. "
Why the color difference?
Breast milk contains everything that the baby may need for its growth and development, and presents certain variations in its composition. It can be said that there are different kinds of breast milk, depending on the stage of growth.
It is composed of water (88%), proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins. It also contains trace elements or trace elements, hormones and enzymes. Fat is its most variable component. At the beginning of the shot, the milk is light and in the end it becomes creamy, because it contains 4 to 5 times more fat.
Further, breast milk is immunoregulatory, that is, it stimulates the development of the infant's own immune system in case of infection. It also contains many anti-inflammatory and anti-infective components.
Noticing the change in color, the mother who shared the photo called her daughter's pediatrician to comment. He explained that the darkest yellow color of milk Maternal meant that there was "more fat and antibodies in the milk" to help her daughter fight the infection. Amazing, right?
