lactated
Secreted mammary fluid
Lactated is the past tense of lactate, meaning to produce and secrete milk from the mammary glands: She lactated for eighteen months after giving birth.
In medical contexts, lactated appears in compound terms like lactated Ringer's solution, a fluid containing lactate used for intravenous hydration.
Of milk glands
- glandsSecreting organs
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- udderMammalian mammary organ
teat · bovine · caprine · ovine · prolactin · alveoli · lobules · ducts
Lactation-based infant nourishment
- latchingSecuring with a catch
- suckleFeed at the breast
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
colostrum · nipple · pump · mastitis · nursing bra · nursing pads · cradle hold · football hold
Of or like mothers
- bondingForming close connections
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- newbornInfant just delivered
infant · maternity · caregiver · skin-to-skin · attachment · nourishment · feeding schedule · night feeds
Extracting animal dairy fluid
- creameryButter-making facility
- pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
- homogenizationMaking things the same
- caseinDairy phosphoprotein for industry
whey · butterfat · cheesemaking · fermentation · yogurt · kefir · curds · skim
mammary
Of milk glands
udder · teat · bovine · caprine · ovine · prolactin · alveoli · lobules · ducts · estrogen
breastfeeding
Lactation-based infant nourishment
engorgement · colostrum · nipple · pump · mastitis · nursing bra · nursing pads · cradle hold · football hold · nursing cover
maternal
Of or like mothers
- bondingForming close connections
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
newborn · infant · maternity · caregiver · skin-to-skin · attachment · nourishment · feeding schedule · night feeds · rooming-in
milking
Extracting animal dairy fluid
- creameryButter-making facility
- pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
- homogenizationMaking things the same
casein · whey · butterfat · cheesemaking · fermentation · yogurt · kefir · curds · skim · whole milk
- lactation stationRoom for breastfeeding mothers
- lactation roomSpace for breastfeeding mothers
- lactation supportHelp with nursing infants
- lactation consultantsSpecialists in infant nursing