Breastmilk, Part 3
During breastfeeding a hormone called oxytocin is released, creating a literal love-bond between mother and baby. Oxytocin gives a woman a feeling of happiness, joy and sometimes even euphoria. It encourages an addictive love with the baby. Prolactin is also released during breastfeeding, which is also known as the “mothering hormone.” Whether a woman wants to hear this or not, this does not happen when formula feeding a baby. There surely are feelings of love that will come even if formula-feeding, but breastfeeding causes a chemical reaction that creates an emotional response in both the mother and the baby (babies) much deeper than without breastfe

Breastmilk, Part 2
Gray's Anatomy states a weird little factoid that I can't help but be amused by. It says that typically, the left breast (mamma) is larger than the right. I know many women that have noticed one larger than the other and some even worry over it. Don't worry, it's natural for one to be slightly larger than the other.Now that I've mentioned that, let's get onto some important information about the breast. Let's start with the nipple, because it actually gives us a lot of clues for what is going on in our bodies.While virgins (in this case, a woman that has never been pregnant) have a much lighter colored nipple, this will change once pregnant. Once a

Breastmilk, Part 1
There are about a million articles out there about breastmilk versus formula. I am going to say right now, for the record, that I am not pointing any fingers at anyone who formula feeds, and I do recognize that there is a small percentage* of mothers that literally cannot breastfeed for some physical reason (I've met an awful lot of mothers who swear they are in that percentage, though).That whole thing being debated is ridiculous. It's foolish because 1) it's really up to each mother to decide for themselves which route they want to take, and 2) while it does effect a child what they decide, the child will still live and be able to (usually, sort of) deal with th