July 2013 Moms
SHARING BREAST MILK...??
Alright, SO... my brother & sister-in-law just had a baby girl the end of November. She is breastfed. I had a breast reduction when I was 15 and my boobs never "hurt" like most women describe, and they also never "dried up" as I have heard is painful too. I did not try to breastfed my #1 DS but have considered it this time around, at least giving it a try. BUT if it does not work... my sister-in-law called me today and asked me if I would ever want to use her milk that she has been pumping and putting in the freezer, (She is very cleanly and doesn't smoke or drink or any of that kind of stuff) She said she has over 2000 oz of milk in the freezer and if we would want it would prefer our son to have it, rather than her donating it. SO! My question is... what are you thoughts on using someone elses breast milk!? Also, I am not sure how my husband will feel about this either.. thoughts???
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Re: SHARING BREAST MILK...??
It is a very generous offer. If you aren't interested you could suggest she donate it to a BM bank for preemies/etc. I'm not sure if she would have needed to get tested or whatever prior to donation though.
If I couldn't nurse, and someone close
If I knew and trusted the person...I'd probably use it. There were wet nurses back in the day. I know that's a little different but...still. If my sister offered, I would use it. I know you said your SIL but if you trust her then why
1. Mother's own milk
2. Family/friend or local wet nurse's milk
3. BM ba
ETA: my phone didn't quote burkel: "so the thought of someone else's breast milk doesn't weird you out? I don't know how he will feel about it..? "
Oh yeah, sometimes it totally would! But so does sticking a thermometer in my son's butt to dislodge poop you know? There are a lot of things that I've done as a parent that I find weird or distasteful. I do them when I think the benefit outweighs my s
I think that it's a really generous offer as PP's have said. Breast milk is best for your baby, if I couldn't BF I would jump on the chance to give him breast milk over formula.
I don't think my DH would care at all, It's best for the baby.. Tha
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I also had a reduction and plan on trying to breast feed. There is a really nice and helpful facebook group for BFAR and a lot of the women were able to exclusively breast feed their babies. Talk to a lactation consultant about BFAR as it's different.
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