To breast feed a friends baby if she was busy?

[narkymum]

just read a piece about it in closer. There is a programe about it on 9th sept c4 10pm.

[oopsadaisyangel]

Personnally I don't think its right at all - I think that is something sacred between the mother and the baby!

[msdemeanor]

I would have certainly considered it if she was unable to feed the baby and she was OK with it.

[TheCrackFox]

I wouldn't be impressed that someone else had Breast fed any of my babies.

[MrsMattie]

If the mum's OK with it, fine if not, bloody weird thing to do!

[BibiThree]

surely if you're a breastfeeding mother then you're never too busy to feed your baby?

not meaning to sound as judgey as that obviously does, but how can you be too busy to feed? i didn't breastfeed for long but when i did it never occured to me to ask someone else to do it while i did something else, same as bottle feeding. my job.

although, have nothing against women nursing babies other than their own, got to be better than formula.

[MamaG]

Its such a personal thing.

Depends on the woman.

In exceptional circumstnaces i can see it might be necessary, with a close friend

[2shoes]

oh I read this. kate garraway is doing a programme on it. not a case of being to busy. more the woman would be baby sitting for the mum and then feed baby.

[beansprout]

Why not? Not nearly as odd as given pig's milk or say, cow's milk!!

[cadelaide]

My gut reaction is that I'd be fine if a friend fed my baby, and I'd happily do the same.

Thinking further.....close friends only. Not necessarily logical, more instinct.

[slim22]

not unless she asked you to.

And it would take extraordinary circumstances for me to let someone bf my baby

[purplemonkeydishwasher]

oh that reminds me! was there a thread about the photo of Kate watzername in yesterday's paper? (not sure which one but in the photo it looked like she was nursing a calf. )

[lilymolly]

Oh no no no no no no wayyyyyyyyyyy

but you will get the breast feeding brigade on here any minute telling us that it is fine and better than any formula etc etc etc [zzzzzzzzz]

You know who you are

[Romy7]

so you could hire yourself out as a wet nurse, complete with crb and hiv certificate?!

funny how things come round, eh?

[morningpaper]

I honestly don't see why not

If it such a sacred bond oops then I assume you would be horrified to hear that people feed babies the milk from another species!

[TrinityRhino]

dont see any problem with it myself

[lilymolly]

p.s just to let you know

It would be extremely rare for any animal to allow anothers infant to suckle from its teats. It is a mother/infant bond in my very humble opinion and should be sacred to your own child

[morningpaper]

lol @ purple's

Why are you at Kate G mocking up nursing a calf? That was the whole POINT of the article!

[lilymolly]

they wont refuse the milk but the teat

[BandofMothers]

I offered to bf my niece when my sis was having trouble latching her on, to see if it was the baby or her having trouble. I would have bf her if sis had asked or needed me to. It might have been a bit wierd though. I would have done it for a good friend whilst I was bfing, but only if in some need, and not regularly I dont think. Also wouldn't really want anyone else bfing mine unless occasionally whilst I had to be away.

[2beornot2be]

Hell no I would not let my child be breastfed by anyone other than me not even a relative. Its just wrong

[idontbelieveit]

She was pretending to nurse the calf to make a point about formula being the milk of a different species and that being weirder than a baby having breastmilk from another human.

I wouldn't have a problem with the milk but i think i might prefer the friend to express the milk and give it to the baby from a bottle.

[Oblomov]

Another programme to put people off bf, generally.
GREAT.

[narkymum]

I have a friend that used to belong to a breast feeding circle.
I will admit I was a bit grossed out.
Then one of the mums was in a fatal car crash, the others in that circle took turns in feeding him for about amonth, while the dad grieved. I have always admired my friend for that.

[purplemonkeydishwasher]

oh

see...i didn't READ the article...i just saw the PHOTO and ASSUMED that it was some BFers are mafia types malarky. appologies to all involved (except Kate watzername...don't particularly care for her)

[beansprout]

Unfortunately, I think you are right.

Would be good to see a programme about the rise and dominance of formula, and how we got to the point where that is fine but babies having breast milk from another woman is not.