[DiamondSmiles]

Found a video!

[DiamondSmiles]

"This was taught to me by my mother. If you look this technique up in a pediatric text, you won't find it. OK?"

[unicornranchhand]

Some babies even have mock-periods.
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/...itals-bleeding
"Most dramatically, at 2 or 3 days of age, your daughter may have a little bit of bleeding from her vagina. This is perfectly normal -- it is caused by the withdrawal of the hormones she was exposed to in the womb. It will be her first and last menstrual period for another decade or so."

[murofhsirgo]

..."they didnt look like that when i was a kid"...

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by unicornranchhand ↗

Some babies even have mock-periods.
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/...itals-bleeding
"Most dramatically, at 2 or 3 days of age, your daughter may have a little bit of bleeding from her vagina. This is perfectly normal -- it is caused by the withdrawal of the hormones she was exposed to in the womb. It will be her first and last menstrual period for another decade or so."

Thank you for the information, unicornranchhand.

I love learning new things here.

That would explain why some are fussy.

[Gooch_Rash]

lots of baby girls have a false period shortly after birth, due to hormone fluctuations that created the birth process.

[Oswald2001]

Witch's milk

"Witch's milk or neonatal milk is milk secreted from the breasts of some newborn infants of either sex. Neonatal milk secretion is considered a normal physiological occurrence and no treatment or testing is necessary. It is thought to be caused by a combination of the effects of maternal hormones before birth, prolactin and growth hormone passed through breastfeeding and the postnatal pituitary and thyroid hormone surge in the infant.

Breast milk production occurs in about 5% of newborns and can persist for two months though breast buds can persist into childhood. Witch's milk is more likely to be secreted by infants born at full term, and not by prematurely-born infants.

The consistence of neonatal milk was estimated to be very similar to maternal milk.

Neonatal milk production may be also sometimes caused by medications.

In extremely rare cases neonatal mastitis may develop but it is unclear if it is related to neonatal milk secretion.

In some cultures the tradition of removing the milk ("milking") has been reported. This practice can prolong milk production and other problems can not be excluded. While breastfeeding may also contribute to prolonged milk production and breast enlargement temporary or permanent weaning is not recommended.

In folklore, witch's milk was believed to be a source of nourishment for witches familiar spirits. It was thought to be stolen from unwatched, sleeping infants. In other cultures expressing milk from the infant's breasts is supposed to contribute to a good breast shape in adulthood.

Blood from the nipples is nearly always benign and frequently associated with duct ectasia, it should only be investigated when it is unilateral."




(Above taken from 'witch'-ipedia.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch%27s_milk

[profezzorx]

Wow, babies that can breast feed themselves... Imagine that.