Maybe Klaus said this because oxytocin is responsible for uterine
contractions (similar to orgasm contractions) and because nipple stimulation
causes oxytocin release, and subsequent uterine contractions.  Prolactin is
what makes moms relax and causes that "drunken baby" look in nurslings;
thus, we call it the "mothering hormone."
Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH, CHES, IBCLC    [log in to unmask]
mom, wife, educator, lactation consultant, researcher, scientist, author,
organic gardener, photographer, lapidary creator, lousy cleaner.

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