You should have a colonoscopy every 10 years starting at age 50. Alternatively, you may get a flexible sigmoidoscopy every five years, a double-contrast barium enema every five years or a CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) every five years. However, a colonoscopy will be needed if any of those results are positive.
Jena Pincott explains that even after a mother gives birth, her babyâs cells remain inside her body â and work tiny wonders. In an excerpt from her book Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies?, Pincott explains that pregnancy is really only the beginning for mother and baby cell-sharing.
A woman doesnt get breastmilk until about 3 days after she gives birth, which is called engorment when her milk comes in. Women do produce something called Colostrum, which is a pre-milk protein. However, this usually doesnt appear until the last few weeks of pregnancy, and many first time mothers dont get it until after the baby is born.