I have learned a lot about human milk in the last 6 months. For example: there is a bacteria in human milk that is not found anywhere else in the world. Milk composition changes as the baby ages; what the body makes for a 2 month old is not what the body makes for a 4 month old. If you think that's specialized, well, get this: Foremilk (the milk that comes out first in one instance of nursing) is different than hindmilk. Amazing, eh?
All of that was new, but new only to me. Last week I found something new to all. It looks like milk may be sex specific. This report in Scientific American online summarizes a study showing that milk composition is different for boys than girls!
Muy interesante. I know that when I get milk it is always classed by date of birth for the baby it was made for, and they tried to give me younger milk before older milk that they had on hand. Right now Clyde is getting milk made in august from a may baby.
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