Stefani and Chrystal are two very good friends. Both have children of the same age, in addition to two elders, and have made an agreement: on the days of the week that Stefani takes care of Chrystal's children, she can breastfeed in the absence of the mother, and the same happens when Chrystal take care of Stefani's children, other days of the week.
The two friends breastfeed each one of their own children and also the baby of the other, sometimes even at the same time. They do not see any inconvenience, on the contrary, they are delighted with the solution, since their children are not accustomed to taking a bottle and would not remain calm leaving them with other people. It is something that we are not accustomed to and therefore generates controversy, would you do it?
Would you let a friend breastfeed your baby?
The truth is that when the maternity leave is ending and the mother has to go to work, many opt for weaning and get used to the child to the bottle preparing for when she is not present. But they didn't want to do it.
Therefore, they are relieved that although they are not there, there is another tit that can feed their babies. They say that their children feel safer and comfortable with someone who breastfeeds them, since there is no way to accept the bottle. In addition, of course, the nutritional benefits of breast milk compared to formula milk.
AdvertisingIt is really nothing new. That was precisely the role of nurses before powdered milk was invented, that of a woman who breastfeeds infants who are not her children.
And the link with the baby?
Breastfeeding establishes a very strong bond between mother and baby, but what happens when the breastfed baby is not your child?
Mothers tend to be very jealous with our babies. Some moms do not even accept that someone else take their children in their arms, imagine the point of breastfeeding ...
But these friends are at all worried that their children get too attached to each other, since they both spend a lot of time together and even if they were not breastfeeding their babies, they would still feel attached to each other.
What's wrong with it? After all, all parties benefit and do not bother anyone.
Would you breastfeed a friend's baby?
It is possible that some of you accepted that another person would breastfeed your babies. In such a case I doubt that I would consider it, maybe in an emergency situation, but have you ever wondered if you would breastfeed a friend's baby, or your sister's baby?
The safety of the milk taken by the baby is one of the things that most concern, because of the risk of transmitting diseases through milk, but having been both pregnant at the same time, both have been tested for HIV, hepatitis, etc ... with negative results and therefore without risk to the child's health.
Once any risk is ruled out, what is wrong with a baby feeding on human milk when the mother is not? Isn't that what milk banks do? There, nursing mothers donate their milk (after sanitary control) to feed those babies who, for whatever reason, cannot receive it from their mothers.
What generates more controversy is the fact that another woman feeds another child's child from her own breast, is it not better, and more natural, for a child to drink breast milk to drink cow's milk? But since breastfeeding is much more than milk, cases like Chrystal and Stefani often raise controversy. What do you think? Would you do it?
