Would you give EBM to children after self-weaning?

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I've just been pondering this because poor DS (3) has been ill on and off for 3 weeks. He's not eating much and is generally run down I think. And I'm sitting here with a few oz of EBM which DD is steadfastly refusing as long as it comes in a bottle. It's destined to go down the drain :(.

Would you give it to your sick child, even if they'd given up feeding over a year ago?

If he will take it the nwhy not. DD1 had a little BM the other day after DD2 had fed (DD1 stopped feeding in Feb), got a mouthful, gagged and retched, then politely proclaimed to DH - That is really disgusting!

mix it with food

would hate to waste it

It will do him the world of good.

i have been trying to get my 4 month old to take expressed milk wich she has so far refused. My 1 year old is happy to take it off her given half a chance and it seems silly to waste it given the amount of effort ot takes tp get it!

It does seem daft to chuck it. I have to be very careful with expressing as I already have oversupply, so having this wee monkey refuse it is maddening. I shall persevere, but it would be nice to still be able to support poor DS while he's ill. Times like this I'd be happy if he was still BFing.

I think that sounds like a great idea.

yy do give it to him. DD loved to have my milk when I was feeding DS, I think it made her feel included. It certainly seemed to do her good when she was ill.

Strangely, once I'd finished feeding DS she wasn't at all interested in it (even if i didn't tell her it was mine).

Sounds like a good idea. My friend gives her toddler some of the baby's EBM if he is run down.

I just warmed it a bit more and gave it to him in a cup without saying anything to him. "Good", he said after downing it in one, "all better now."

great.

He told DP he was feeling "much better" - when DP asked him what made him feel better he said "the milky drink". How cool is that?!

hardly ever post but that really made me smile! :)

I give EBM to my 6 year old all the time.

I remember reading a similar thread on here ages ago with a mum who was going to put some in a hot chocolate for her older DC!

General consensus on that thread was that it certainly wouldn't hurt and might help, so to go for it.

It is much more logical to give your ds human ebm than milk from a cow (by the way I love cow's milk). Glad he enjoyed it!!

my friend's husband puts it on his cornflakes (no word of a lie)

I've never thought of this before, but what a great idea! Shall bear it in mind if DS is ever ill.