Is it a whole hodgepodge of antibodies that the mother has learned to create throughout her life? Is it only illnesses that the mother (& infant) develop at the time? I feel like I should know this.
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It’s both It’s not only antibodies that the woman has had over time but if a woman is currently sick the baby will get the antibodies that the woman’s body is developing. If the baby is sick then the mom’s body can pick up on that through breastfeeding and make antibodies for the baby.
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