What is breastfeeding?
During pregnancy your body automatically prepares to feed your baby. Your breast change, growing larger, heavier and usually more sensitive. Areola, circular areas around the nipples, are becoming darken.
Formation of the women breast milk is regulated by the child suckling on the breast. When the baby suckling it stimulates the nipple and the mother’s nervous system transmits signals to her brain. The brain's response release two hormones: prolactin and oxytocin. Prolactin stimulates milk production due to activating milk-forming cells in the breast. Produced milk is regulated by the baby’s needs. Oxytocin stimulates the release of milk. This hormone secreted by your body after the infant starts suckling, triggering the release of milk. In the first few days of breastfeeding oxytocin also helps the uterus to return to its normal size, which is why the mother is likely to experience uterine contraction.