Breastfeeding: The New Spanish Fly?

For decades breast milk has been known to be one of the healthiest ways to nourish a child. Aside from basic nutrition, breastfeeding's many benefits included the passage of natural antibodies and the right amount of minerals and amino acids that are critical for brain and nerve development, decreased likelihood of ovarian and breast cancers in the mother, and creating an increased bond between mother and child.As well as the whole good for baby, good for mom, natural healthy process thing, apparently breastfeeding has the ability to get people going sexual… and not in a lactation fetish way. Who knew?

It is widely thought to give a baby the best start in life.

But breastfeeding may have another, more unexpected, benefit.

Smells associated with breastfeeding are a natural aphrodisiac, heightening sexual desire in other women, a study has found.

Researchers discovered exposure to the subtle odours produced by breastfeeding mothers and their babies can raise libido by almost 50 per cent.

Speaking at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's annual conference in Washington, the psychologists behind the study said they believe the smells - known as pheromones - act as a signal, telling a woman it is time to try for a baby.

They hope to use these chemicals to develop treatments to help women who suffer from a low sex drive.

The researchers from the University of Chicago looked at how the smell of sweat collected from the breast and armpits of nursing mothers affected a group of young women.

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