Breastfeeding social reactions in the English-speaking world. It is possible for a mother to continue breastfeeding an older sibling while also breastfeeding a new baby; this is called "tandem nursing". During the late stages of pregnancy, the milk changes to colostrum. While some children continue to breastfeed even with this change, others may wean. Most mothers can produce enough milk for tandem nursing, but the new baby should be nursed first for at least the first few days after delivery to ensure that it receives enough colostrum. Breastfeeding triplets or larger broods is a challenge given babies' varying appetites. Breasts can
Colostrum as lactoferrin and hemopexin, which binds free heme in the body. The Isle of Man had a local delicacy called "Groosniuys", a pudding made with colostrum. Hyperimmune colostrum is natural bovine colostrum collected from a population of cows immunized repeatedly with a specific pathogen. The colostrum is collected within 24 hours of the cow giving birth. Antibodies towards the specific pathogens or antigens that were used in the immunization are present in higher levels than in the population before treatment. Although some papers have been published stating that specific human pathogens were just as high as in hyperimmune colostrum, and