Nutritional Value of Breastnilk After a Year

by Rebecca
(Union City, Ca USA)

Does breast milk lose its nutritional value after the first year of nursing?

Answer from the lactation consultant
Great question and Absolutely not, breastmilk is live. From day 1 to year 5, it will contain live immunonlogical properties: antibodies and immuniglobins. AND it contains even more vitamins/fat ect after a year than it did during the first year. (probably because it is less volume, so more concentrated, but none the less. I highly encourage extended breastfeeding. I did it with my second daughter and she is by far the healthiest person in our house.

here is a link to a study performed on breastmilk: http://tropej.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pdf_extract/25/4/107

Liz Pevytoe, RN, IBCLC