Bookmark this for your middle-of-the-night nursing scrolls—these breastfeeding facts are as surprising as they are helpful! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Your milk changes flavor based on what you eat. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. Breastmilk contains live cells—including stem cells. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. Breast size has nothing to do with milk production. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. Nighttime milk contains melatonin. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 5. Your baby’s saliva communicates with your body through your nipple. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 6. You don’t have to feel a letdown to have one. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 7. You can make more milk with skin-to-skin contact alone. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 8. Breastmilk contains natural painkillers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 9. Nursing burns an extra 300–500 calories a day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 10. Throughout feeding, your milk changes from low-fat to high-fat composition. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Which one of these surprised you the most?!