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Breastfeeding
Introduction
The lactation process
The benefits of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding in practice
What position should I use?
The signs of good feeding
Breastfeeding problems
The lactation process
Your breasts are prepared for lactation during pregnancy by the effects of various maternal and placental hormones.
During pregnancy, the mammary gland makes colostrum, which becomes available as soon as your baby is born until the milk comes in 2-3 days after birth.
The expulsion of the placenta during birth leads to a drop in the level of progesterone which triggers an increase of prolactin, the hormone that stimulates the synthesis of milk.
Breast milk is therefore made continuously by the mammary gland. The process is maintained by effective, frequent feeds.
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