Breast Milk is the fattiest during the evening.
During the evening, babies often cluster feed, taking in frequent feeds of this fattier milk, which tends to satisfy them enough to have their longest stretch of sleep.
Breast milk is the most nutritious in the morning.
Although the Iron in your breast milk peaks at around noon; vitamin E peaks in the evening.
Minerals like magnesium, zinc, potassium and sodium are all highest in the morning.
Daytime breast milk can pack a special immune punch.
Overnight, your prolactin levels the hormone designed to support milk production are at their highest.
So, when your baby feeds frequently at night, the message to your body to boost milk supply is even stronger.
The volume of breast milk gradually decreases during the day, with volumes of breast milk produced being highest early in the am.
This is because prolactin (the milk production hormone) is highest at night while you sleep.
Breast milk or mother's milk is milk produced by mammary glands, located in the breast of a human female.
Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition for newborns, containing fat, protein, carbohydrates and variable minerals and vitamins.
Human Milk Composition. Breast milk is the best food for the newborn.
Human milk consists of 87% water, 1% protein, 4% lipid, and 7% carbohydrate (including 1 to 2.4% oligosaccharides).
It also contains many minerals (Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, etc…) and many vitamins.
Freshly expressed or pumped milk can be stored: At room temperature (77°F or colder) for up to 4 hours.
In the refrigerator for up to 4 days. In the freezer for about 6 months is best; up to 12 months is acceptable.
Breastfeeding can help protect babies against some short and long-term illnesses and diseases.
Breastfed babies have a lower risk of asthma, obesity, type 1 diabetes, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Breastfed babies are also less likely to have ear infections and stomach bugs.