What breast milk looks like under a microscope

After the child was one year old, some people around me began to tell me not to breastfeed the baby, because the quality of the milk was getting worse and the nutritional content could no longer provide enough for the baby. It was recommended to feed the baby formula milk. Many mothers are troubled by this and wonder whether they need to breastfeed their babies again.

The World Health Organization has made a clear recommendation: breastfeeding should be maintained as much as possible for the first 6 months after the birth of a newborn, and exclusive breastfeeding should be maintained for 2 years or more! After 6 months of breastfeeding, it is recommended to add appropriate complementary foods in addition to exclusive breastfeeding.

What exactly is in breast milk?

First, under a high-power microscope, milk contains many "balls" of different sizes. These "balls" are actually various living nutrients and antigens. The larger balls are proteins in breast milk, while the smaller ones are vitamins, carbohydrates, fat, etc.

The various nutrients in breast milk can well meet the various needs of infant growth:

Fat: 50% of breast milk is fat. In addition to providing calories to the baby's body, it also provides the fat needed for the baby's head growth. You know, 60% of the head's structure comes from fat.

Essential ingredients and oligosaccharides: can inhibit the proliferation of gastrointestinal pathogens and promote digestion.

Human immunoglobulin: can effectively prevent and protect babies from infections and chronic diseases.

Calcium and phosphorus: can make the baby grow tall and strong.

Comparison of formula milk and breast milk under a microscope:

Under the microscope we can see that formula milk does not have any cells, but in stark contrast, breast milk contains a richer count of white blood cells, which helps babies resist infection!

Regarding breastfeeding, everyone also has these concerns:

The milk is very “light”, should I still feed the baby?

Experts say that the nutritional value of light-tasting breast milk is not necessarily worse than that of thick breast milk, it’s just that the composition of breast milk is different. It's like the breast milk secreted within 1-2 weeks after giving birth is bland. This is because the colostrum contains more protein and less fat, which just meets the digestive capacity of the newborn.

Will breastfeeding make your breasts sag and become loose and unsightly?

Doctors say that breastfeeding will not only not cause sagging of the breasts, but will promote the secretion of oxytocin in pregnant women and increase the elasticity of the suspensory ligaments of the breasts. The reason why breasts become loose during lactation is that they do not get immediate and effective support after the breasts become swollen and painful.