• Question: how dose a mother make milk for its baby ?

    Asked by james98 to Amy, Drew, Julia, Kimberley, Sara on 21 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Drew Rae

      Drew Rae answered on 18 Jun 2011:

      Hi There James,
      I’m sorry no one has answered this yet. Milk is made in a gland which is like a super version of our sweat glands. It works in a similar way, but instead of getting rid of waste products like sweat glands, the cells in the milk glands are designed to release good stuff like proteins and fats.

      A gland is mainly a tube lined with cells that slowly leak out stuff to fill the tube.

    • Photo: Amy MacQueen

      Amy MacQueen answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      Hi James!

      Glands inside the mother’s breast convert fats, sugars and proteins from her blood stream and convert them into milk. When a baby is born this causes hormonal changes in the mum’s body. One of the hormones which is increases is something called prolactin which stimulates milk production! 🙂

    • Photo: Sara Imari Walker

      Sara Imari Walker answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      Hello james! I think Drew and Amy have got you covered on this one! I just learned something new. Nice!

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