Roxanne Marion- Maid Marion Doula Services

11/25/2025

Why that saliva exchange mouth to ni**le is so so important

Bre@st milk is a dynamic substance that constantly changes to meet the specific needs of an infant. Its composition adapts throughout a single feeding, over the course of the day, as the baby grows, and even in response to illness. These changes ensure babies receive the right balance of nutrients, hydration, and immune protection at every stage of development.

During a single feeding, milk starts as thinner “fore milk,” high in lactose to quench thirst, and gradually becomes creamier “hindmilk,” rich in fat to provide calories and satiety.

Throughout the day, fat content and hormones like melatonin shift, helping babies establish a natural sleep-wake cycle. As the baby grows, the balance of proteins changes, and fat content rises to meet higher caloric needs.

In response to illness, the mother’s body can produce targeted antibodies to help the baby fight infection. Over lactation, milk composition naturally adapts as solid foods are introduced, reducing some carbohydrates and increasing fat for concentrated calories.

Babies also influence these changes through feeding cues, like the length and frequency of nursing, and saliva signals, which can prompt production of specific antibodies tailored to their needs.

11/24/2025

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The Breastmilk Queen - Amy McGlade

11/20/2025

It’s amazing what our bodies can do and tailor our babies milk with the exchange of saliva and our ni**les.

Breast milk constantly changes to suit an infant’s needs, adjusting in composition throughout the day, over the course of lactation, and even in response to illness. These changes ensure the baby receives the right amount of nutrients, hydration and immune protection at every stage of their development.

HOW BREAST MILK CHANGES:

📑Throughout a single feeding: The milk changes from a thinner “fore milk” at the beginning of a feeding, which is high in lactose and quenches thirst, to a creamier, high-fat “hindmilk” at the end of the feeding to provide calories and satiety.

📑During the day: The composition shifts throughout the day, with changes in fat content and the presence of hormones like melatonin in night-time milk to help the baby establish a circadian rhythm.

📑As the infant grows: The balance of whey and casein proteins shifts as the digestive system matures, and the fat content increases to meet higher caloric needs.

📑In response to illness: If the baby or mother is sick, the mother’s body can produce specific antibodies in the milk to help the baby fight the illness.

📑Over the court of lactation: As the baby starts to eat solid foods, the composition of breast milk naturally changes by decreases some carbohydrates and increasing fat content to provide concentrated calories.

HOW THE INFANT’S NEEDS INFLUENCE THE CHANGES:

📑Feeding cues: The baby’s nursing and the duration since the last feeding can influence the volume and calories they receive in a single feeding.

📑Saliva cues: The presence of the baby’s saliva on the ni**le can signal the mother’s body to produce specific antibodies tailored to that baby’s specific needs.

11/19/2025

Let me just say this louder for the people in the back who still swear every breastfeeding mom needs to “pump and dump” if she even looks at a margarita:

You. Can. Drink. While. Breastfeeding.
No, that’s not an opinion. That’s not “reckless.” That’s science.

Your breastmilk doesn’t magically turn into tequila the second you take a sip. Alcohol enters your milk the same way it enters your bloodstream in the same tiny proportions. If you’re sober enough to safely hold your baby, you’re safe to breastfeed your baby. Period.

But oh, the judgment.
You’d think a mom having a glass of wine after surviving a 16-hour cluster feeding marathon was committing a federal crime. Meanwhile, Aunt Karen is on her third rum-and-Coke at Thanksgiving while lecturing you about “responsibility.” Make it make sense.

And for the record…
Pumping and dumping does NOT speed up alcohol leaving your milk.
Your body clears alcohol at the same rate in your blood and milk. You’re dumping liquid gold for nothing, except maybe to make a myth believer feel better.

Breastfeeding moms deserve joy. They deserve a night out. They deserve to toast to surviving another day of keeping a tiny human alive with their body. And if someone has a problem with that? That’s a them problem.

So here’s the truth they don’t want going viral:

You can breastfeed responsibly and enjoy a drink.
You don’t have to punish yourself because other people don’t trust mothers with their own bodies.
You don’t have to “pump and dump” unless you want to.

Some of y’all were fine with pregnant celebrities va**ng on TikTok but suddenly want to police a mom’s half-glass of rosé. The math ain’t mathing.

Cheers to the moms who love their babies enough to know facts over fear.
Cheers to the moms who refuse to be shamed over outdated myths.
And cheers to the moms who are doing their best every damn day with or without a wine glass in hand.

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