Building Blocks
This is the first milk produced after birth, often called "liquid gold."
What is colostrum?
This hormone is responsible for milk production.
What is prolactin?
This term describes breasts that are painfully swollen and hard due to an overabundance of milk.
What is engorgement?
T or F: Babies latch onto the nipple to get milk.
What is the term for a substance that can increase a mother's milk supply?
What is a galactagogue?
This is the primary sugar in human milk, providing energy for the baby's developing brain.
What is lactose?
This hormone triggers the "let-down" reflex, which causes milk to be released from the breast. It is also the hormone of love.
What is oxytocin?
Paced bottle feeding is a technique that can help prevent this, where a baby prefers the fast flow of a bottle to the slower flow of a breast.
What is nipple confusion?
T or F: the size of a mothers breasts determine how much milk she can produce.
What is FALSE?
What animal produces milk that is pink in color?
What is a hippopotamus?
The special sugars in human milk that act as prebiotics to support a baby's gut health.
What are Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs)?
The principle of supply and demand is governed by these two key hormones.
What are prolactin & oxytocin?
Infection of the breast due to inflammation.
What is mastitis?
The milk producing glands in the breast that resemble clusters of grapes.
What are Alveoli?
What is the term for the process of heating donated human milk to kill bacteria while preserving its nutritional value?
What is pasteurization?
This stage of milk comes after colostrum and before mature milk, and is known for its higher fat and lactose content.
What is transitional milk?
The placenta secretes this hormone during pregnancy,. which inhibits the production of prolactin.
What is progesterone?
T or F: pumping output is an accurate indicator of a mother's milk supply.
What is FALSE?
The small bumps on the areola that secrete an oil to cleanse the nipple and attract the baby due to the sweet smell resembling amniotic fluid.
What are Montgomery glands?
This is the name of the first stool a baby passes, which is black and tar-like.
What is meconium?
The term for the watery milk at the beginning of a feeding that is high in lactose, compared to the fattier milk at the end.
What is foremilk?
Breastmilk contains higher levels of this hormone in the evening to make baby sleepy.
What is melatonin?
What is the medical term for the frenulum under the tongue being too tight, which can interfere with a baby’s ability to breastfeed effectively?
What is ankyloglossia (or tongue tie)?
Breast tissue that extends up into the armpit is known as this.
The name of the organization that was founded in 1956 to provide support for breastfeeding mothers.
What is La Leche League International?