A mother has shared an astonishing photo showing how her body changed her breast milk a yellow colour when she was feeding her daughter to help her battle a fever.
Ashlee Chase took to Facebook to make a point about the benefits of breastfeeding to people who question why she still nurses her seven-month-old explaining ‘100% why.’
She posted a photo of a pouch containing her milk three days before baby Elliot became ill next to an image of her milk the day after she had ‘comfort nursed’ all night.
Ashlee called her daughter’s paediatrician, who told her that the breast milk’s change in colour was a result of her body producing ‘more fat and antibodies in the milk’ to help her infant fight the infection, reports Yahoo.
A mother has shared a photo online showing the change in her breast milk which doctors say is caused by her body creating extra antibodies
Ashlee Chase from the US pictured with her baby daughter Elliot who had a fever
In her post, Ashlee, from the US, wrote: “‘Why do you still let your 7month old nurse she’s too old” “she’s just using you as a pacifier” “you need to put her in her own bed”
‘100% why.
‘Top milk is from 3 days ago when a healthy Elliot was nursing.
‘Bottom is from today, after sick Elliot with a fever comfort nursed all night.
This.’
‘The human body is beautiful’
The mother’s post has been ‘liked’ more than 5,900 times and has had 7,500 shares since it was uploaded last month.
More than a thousand people commented on it to share their fascination and opinions.
‘It’s amazing what mums’ bodies do to help our babies,’ one person wrote.
Another said: ‘This is blowing my mind, you knew this?’
One posted: ‘The human body is beautiful.’
A commenter, echoing lots of people’s responses, asked: ‘But how does the milk change before the baby drinks it?’
The woman’s post has been shared more than 7,500 times on Facebook
Ashlee pictured with her husband Dan who also have another daughter, 7-year-old Peyton
And plenty of mothers defended the right to breastfeed for as long as a mother wants or feel able to.
One wrote: ‘I breastfed my first for 3 years and my second is 14 months still breastfeeding and will keep going! You go girl!!!’
Another said: ‘I nursed till I couldn’t anymore my oldest nurser baby was 23 months when she quit… some I couldn’t nurse some I did for a few months some longer…. too many people make stupid comments about what’s best for other people’s kids… you’re the mom you know what’s best for your kids.’