Breastfeeders

[laurack]

Would you breast feed another woman's child? Say you were taking care of a friends baby and she got stuck in traffic or something and said she would be ok with it...

And if the situation were reversed would you allow another woman to breast feed your child if she had none of your pumped milk or no formula?

What if she had formula? Would you prefer she feed formula or breast feed your child? What if she had pumped milk from herself AND formula, which would you rather she give in an emergency?

Just hypothetical

[laurensmomma]

Where the heck did that question come from? Lol.

Define "stuck in traffic". Are we talking like an hour?

[lolaburns]

OMG laura there are SO many options in this scenario. I'm going to have to ponder.

[TrudyCampbell]

I would be okay breastfeeding another baby.

In terms of someone feeding my baby, I'd be okay with a close friend or sister (although I don't have a sister) in an emergency.

If it was pumped milk in a bottle vs formula, I choose formula. If it was boob vs formula right now I would choose someone else's boob because Ruby won't take a bottle.

In the probie commune, we should take turns BFing.

[claralou]

I wouldn't hesitate for a second to bf a friend's baby (with permission). I would totally hesitate in reverse, but I'm not sure why, and probably be fine with it ultimately.

If my kid had had formula before and that was available, that would probably be my first pick. But if not, I'd rather my kid nurse from a friend than go hungry.

[eav2c]

Yes to all in the right situations.

[TrudyCampbell]

Answer your own questions!

[sandj82110]

I'd have no problem bfing a close friend/sisters baby (with their permission. I *think* I'd be comfortable with them doing the same in an emergency.

[creamsiclechica]

Yes. If it was a person I knew had no communicable diseases and wasn't on medication. Pumped milk over formula if it was available, mostly because Carter has never had it and I doubt he'd take it. Yes, I'd BF if permitted.

Is my child in the custody of the "average" probie? Yes.

[Deleted]

I would most likely feed another if needed. It would be preferred to pump but if that option isn't available and the baby is hungry then yes.

I would not want them to feed my child but only because of milk intolerances. If none of that existed then same answer- would rather have the/my child fed than starve. If formula was available I'd probably say try that first (minus allergies again) but if the child didn't take it then I'd say attempt breast.

[TrudyCampbell]

When Violet was a baby I gave my pumped milk to a friend so that she could get drunk with me at a party we were all at. Not sure if that counts, lol.

[silverjm]

I'd be comfortable sharing BF duties with a BFF or sister/SIL for a young baby. I think I'd feel a little weird about it at first, but then get over it quickly.

[carawestt]

It really depends, will she be there in 20 minutes or is she still an hour+ away? I really wouldn't mind the situation being that it was some one I trusted and felt 100% comfortable with.

[browndog]

I would breastfeed any kid if necessary and with permission. I would be okay with someone doing it for my kid if necessary. I figure if they are feeding that milk to their kid it is probably fine, but maybe I'm naive.

[fusion]

I'd be fine with feeding or my baby being fed by someone I trusted. I'd prefer breast over formula since they are used to that.

[DaphneStrauss]

I would definitely breast feed another baby. I would be okay with someone else bfing my baby as long as I knew them well, like a close friend or sister. I think my answer is influenced by my experience with a bottle hating baby.

[lauranicole91]

I would certainly BF another persons child if they asked.

If my close friend were watching my child in an emergency situation, I'd be okay with her BFing my child. If she'd rather use her pumped milk in a bottle that's cool too.

[Deleted]

I don't think I would allow someone else to fb my child. I would much prefer pumped milk over formula though.

[thedahliharpa]

Aug 29, 2014 17:54:33 GMT -5 claralou said:

I wouldn't hesitate for a second to bf a friend's baby (with permission). I would totally hesitate in reverse, but I'm not sure why, and probably be fine with it ultimately.

If my kid had had formula before and that was available, that would probably be my first pick. But if not, I'd rather my kid nurse from a friend than go hungry.

This.

[DaphneStrauss]

It's interesting you bring this up because my sister and I were just talking about this!

My mom recently told me how she used to nurse my cousin and my aunt nursed my brother. My brother and cousin were one month apart and both hated bottles. When our Grammy would watch one of them and they wouldn't take a bottle she would drive them over to their respective aunt's house to nurse.

I don't think my brother or cousin know about this!

[formerlyllizzyb]

Yes to all, provided this was a close enough friend and she was totally okay with those hypothetical situations.

[cat19]

I know someone who did this for the baby she was watching a couple if times. I don't know if I could - either side if the situation.

[laurack]

Like others have said i feel like I would have no issue with breastfeeding another child but might feel weird about someone breast feeding William. I think if he was screaming and she had no bottles to give then i would say go for it. I hate when he screams, I would give him anything

I'm not sure on the formula V breast milk. Since he's never had formula and has no apparent reaction to anything I eat, I would lean towards breast milk in a bottle

But if it were formula in a bottle V someone breastfeeding him I think I would choose the formula.

I feel like our breast feeding is a special bond and I feel strange about him looking at another woman with those sweet milk-coma eyes. Cheating on me!

It's just a strange topic because I'm sure back in "the day" it was totally normal to just shove a boob in whatever kids mouth was close by lol

[laurack]

Also I remember jokingly saying I would night nurse for cream so she could sleep. I really feel like I would actually do this for someone if they weren't getting sleep and just needed a break/a night off and their baby wouldn't take bottles. Now that my nipples don't hurt I would happily be a human pacifier for the night so someone I care about could get a rest

[TrudyCampbell]

I wonder if Ruby would even breastfeed from someone else. I like to think she wouldn't unless she was starving. That's our special thing!

[laurack]

Aug 29, 2014 21:42:04 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

I wonder if Ruby would even breastfeed from someone else. I like to think she wouldn't unless she was starving. That's our special thing!

I feel like William would. He loves eating! No matter what kind of bottle is shoved in his mouth he'll take it. He tries to breastfeed on my husband

[laurack]

I feel so sad that I may only breastfeed a child for eight more months! I mean obviously it will be nice to be free. But it's such a sweet thing. I've been trying to take some pictures of me feeding him so I can remember it. I don't think I took pics feeding Matilda.

[laurack]

TrudyCampbell did you ever find a bottle she would take? Do you just have a freezer full of milk languishing ?

[TrudyCampbell]

Aug 29, 2014 21:49:30 GMT -5 laurack said:

TrudyCampbell did you ever find a bottle she would take? Do you just have a freezer full of milk languishing ?

No bottle but I've kind of given up trying. I need to see if she will take a cup. Our pedi recommended going straight to an open cup but I just can't imagine that working?? I want to leave her for this damn Oprah thing so I'm trying to figure it out.

The milk in my freezer all went bad . My milk doesn't keep for more than about a month. I've stopped pumping and I figure if I try to give her a cup I'll just pump then. The whole thing sucks but I will say it's nice to never pump.

[helicase]

I would feel uncomfortable nursing another baby. Like laurack said, it's a special bond between mother/baby. I would also feel strange if another woman BF my baby. I'd opt for formula over someone else's breast milk.

Funny aside. When T was a baby, my coworker and I shared a nanny. One day, the nanny mistakenly gave my coworker's baby my pumped milk. I was ok with it and my coworker said she was ok with it, but who knows how she really felt!