is it true that what makes a mom produce breast milk is the smell(pherom.) of the baby?

Question

and if so, if the baby is taken away, will she stop producing milk?

Answer 1

The smell of the baby *can* cause the mother's milk to let down. But it is not the factor that causes milk *production* (or even a *major* factor). If a mother loses her baby for any reason, she will continue to produce milk for several weeks or months until she "dries up".

Answer 2

From what I was told...it is the smell and sound of the baby. But even if another baby cries, you can have a let down of milk. I never had that happen but some women do. You will stop producing milk when you are not nursing. If you haven't chosen to nurse or when you stop, within a week or so you should stop producing any milk.

Answer 3

No....that is not true....

During pregnancy, high levels of estrogen and progesterone begin to develop the secretory cells within the mammary glands. The secretory cells are what will produce the milk after the baby is born. Once the baby is born, two hormones called oxytocin and prolactin are produced. Prolactin acts on the secretory cells to stimulate them to produce milk, while oxytocin acts on the secretory cells and contracts them, pushing the milk into the ducts of the mammary glands and then into the lactiferous sinsuses which bring the milk to the nipple so the baby can get it! So yes, even if the baby is away from you for a little while, your body will still produce milk. The sucking from the baby stimulates the release of oxytocin and prolactin, which do the above actions, so it is a cycle that continues as long as you are breastfeeding!!

Answer 4

No - hormones cause the body to produce milk.

Smelling the baby, seeing the baby or hearing a baby cry can cause let-down - the milk to flow from the breast.

Answer 5

no that is not true your body produces breast milk before your baby is born so that way you can give them natural milk instead of formula. You notice this when your breast get larger. It is just part of being a female and our hormones and body fat. You will stop producing milk when your body is ready to the only way to keep it going is to continue breastfeeding.

Answer 6

No. It is lactation hormones that are triggered to start when birth approaches. The milk comes in 3 to 6 days after the birth and it comes in whether the baby is there or not. It will eventually dry up if the baby doesn't drink it, but she will have to pump some out and then put cabbage leaves in her bra. It takes two to three weeks for the milk to dry up.

Answer 7

OK kid...many many things make lactating take place. When you have a baby your body knows to make milk. As long as you are around that baby and nursing it you will continue to make milk. When that baby stops nursing you will then stop making milk. Its mix of hormones, instinct, and stimulation that makes a mother produce milk.

Answer 8

when your with child.your body produce milk.for the child. i have breast feed 4 times ever time i had milk.if child quits sucking and it is time to take child of breast.the milk will come in but after awhile the breast will stop produceing milk and breast get lumps in and hurts like hell and it will stop putting milk out.as long as baby dont suck.

Answer 9

no thats not true,Once you expel your hormone-producing placenta, the oestrogen and progesterone levels in your body suddenly drop. At the same time, the level of the hormone prolactin rises. This pituitary gland hormone signals your body to make lots of milk to nourish your baby.

so pretty much once the plcenta leaves ur body, different hormones are produced because of the sudden drop of oestrogen and profesterones and the prolactin rises that signals ur body to produce the milk

Answer 10

it's not what makes a woman produce the milk but the scent, sound, or even sight of an infant can stimulate the breasts to start lactating.