Definitions for witch's milk
witch's milk

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1. Witch's milk

   Witch's milk or neonatal milk is milk secreted from the breasts of some newborn human infants of either sex. Neonatal milk secretion is considered a normal physiological occurrence and no treatment or testing is necessary. It is thought to be caused by a combination of the effects of maternal hormones before birth, prolactin, and growth hormone passed through breastfeeding and the postnatal pituitary and thyroid hormone surge in the infant.Breast milk production occurs in about 5% of newborns and can persist for two months though breast buds can persist into childhood. Witch's milk is more likely to be secreted by infants born at full term, and not by prematurely born infants. The consistency of neonatal milk is estimated to be quite similar to maternal milk. Its production also may be caused by certain medications. In extremely rare cases neonatal mastitis may develop but it is unclear if it is related to neonatal milk secretion. Blood from the nipples is nearly always benign and frequently associated with duct ectasia; it should only be investigated when it is unilateral.

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1. Witch's milk

   Witch's milk or neonatal milk is milk secreted from the breasts of some newborn infants. Witch's milk is more likely to be secreted by infants born at full term, and not by prematurely-born infants. Breast milk production occurs in about 5% of newborns and can persist for two months though breast buds can persist into childhood. Neonatal milk secretion is considered a normal variation and no treatment or testing is necessary. It is thought to be caused by a combination of the effects of maternal hormones before birth, prolactin and growth hormone passed through breast feeding and the postnatal pituitary and thyroid hormone surge in the infant. The consistence of neonatal milk was estimated to be very similar to maternal milk. Neonatal milk production may be also sometimes caused by medications. In extremely rare cases neonatal mastitis may develop but it is unclear if it is related to neonatal milk secretion. Blood from the nipples is nearly always benign and frequently associated with duct ectasia, it should only be investigated when it is unilateral. In some cultures the tradition of removing the milk has been reported. This practice can prolong milk production and other problems can not be excluded. While breastfeeding may also contribute to prolonged milk production and breast enlargement temporary or permanent weaning is not recommended.

How to pronounce witch's milk?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of witch's milk in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of witch's milk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch'S_Milk
2. ^ Wikidata
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