Amazing facts about breast milk

Breast milk is the first unplanned diet a human takes.

More importantly, its the most healthy and nutrients full diet a human starts survival with.

So, why dont we see some of the most interesting and amazing facts about this boon for the mankind.* Breast milk contains proteins, fat carbohydrates, calcium, potassium, chlorine, phosphorus, sodium and many other nutrients.

* A womans body consumes 25% energy while producing milk.Its 5% more than what our brain does.

* New borns can sense the smell of their mothers breast milk.That is they reason why they automatically turn their head towards mothers breasts.

* Breastfeeding helps a mother to recover much quickly from pregnancy.The hormonal acts during breastfeeding helps to the uterus to get back into the size before pregnancy.

* Breastfeeding helps a mother to lose nearly 600 calories in a day.This is actually heavily beneficial for the womans body.* As breast milk is filled with nutrients, it has the healing power to fight with infections.

So, feeding a baby with breast milk is must to protect the new born from infections.* Human breast milk contains more calories and fat than Goats milk and Cows milk.

However, womans breast milk doesnt contain proteins as much as Cows milk or Goats milk has.* There are many human milk banks or mother milk banks in the world, where a mother donates her milk for other children.* The taste of breast milk may change slightly depending upon what the mother eats.So, children get to taste different flavours.

* Babies dont drink the full of what is available.They drink only the part their bodies require, which is 67% from the availability according to research.

* It doesnt matter whether the mother is a leftie nor not, the right breast is said to be producing more milk than the left.