[Charlie_girl]

I wanted to run something past you cause I know you looked into this.

Soo... Did you know the less pregnancies and the less breastfeeding and early onset menstruation all means excessive exposure to estrogen over a woman's lifetime.To the point of increased risk of BC. Now I know you have one kid as do I. For me I won't have anymore and i didn't breastfeed long AT ALL...

So if longer breastfeeding helps reduce the estrogen load on the body, do you think that's because for the most part we don't menstruate while we are breastfeeding??

If that's the case then by relactating and stopping our period is healthy for those of us who can't have any more kids..

Just something to ponder. What do you think?

Yes!! Great point Ella!! I definitely think that relactating is healthy!! And especially for that reason!! If someone were to relactate or induce lactation ("induced lactation" is for those who have never had a baby- yes it IS possible and yes- men can do it too), you don't have to "pump and dump" the Breastmilk! If someone has kiddos who are too old for a bottle, women also put the breastmilk in cereal and other things since it's SUCH a powerhouse of nutrients and immune system boosters- consuming the milk also lowers the risk of cancer for the person who's consuming it, among tons of other benefits!! Or, you can donate it to a milk bank who disperse it to women that prefer Breastmilk over formula but are unable to lactate. And/or, you can actually sell it! Both athletes and ill-to-terminally ill people have realized the benefits of Breastmilk and are buying it. There's so much on cancer patients and even less ill people who consume it with amazing effects- Google it

Moving on, here's some links that explain why our cancer risk is reduced by lactating/breastfeeding (especially for longer than 12 months), and what amazing effects it has on your ovarian cancer risk!!! You can cut that risk by 91%!!!!!


"Breastfeeding for an extended period (at least a year) is associated with a decreased risk of both hormone receptor-positive and hormone receptor-negative breast cancer"
http://m.cancer.gov/topics/factsheets/reproductive-history-fact-sheet


"women who breastfed for more than 13 months were 63% less likely to develop ovarian cancer than women who breastfed for less than seven months. And, women who breastfed multiple children for over 31 months could reduce their ovarian cancer risk by up to 91% compared to women who breastfed for under 10 months."
http://www.mdanderson.org/patient-and-cancer-information/cancer-information/cancer-topics/prevention-and-screening/health/breastfeeding.html


http://www.breastcancer.org/risk/factors/breastfeed_hist