My very good friend nursed my then 4 month old while I ran an errand with my older child.  That same child, at 18 months, started to nurse on another friend (whose breast was out and available as her 18 month old had just finished nursing).  It was rather amusing.  Janene opened her mouth to nurse, got about 1/4 of an inch away from latching on, then looked at me to see my reaction, I smiled, she looked at my friend, who also smiled, then Janene giggled and walked off.  Like it was a very funny joke to nurse from someone other than mommy.  

I have never nursed another's child, but I look forward to nursing my grandchildren one day.

Joylyn Souter
---- Holly McSpadden <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 
> The situation about the lady in line whose baby was nursed by someone else 
> in the  reminded me of a Hispanic mother who was a newly delivered patient in 
> our hospital. When the financial counselor arrived in her room to discuss her 
> Medicaid, she promptly handed her baby off to another lady in the room who 
> began to nurse the infant. I thought the financial counselor was going to fall 
> out! (It was tooo...funny:)
> 
> On another note I was attending a wedding where my sister was also a bride's 
> maid. Her baby was at home but I had mine with me. During the reception my 
> sister asked if she could "borrow" my baby for a minute because she feld a let 
> down coming and was wearing a satin gown! My son was more than happy to 
> oblige. 
> 
> I have also breastfed someone else's child (at her request) after she had been 
> in some type of accident and was at the emergency room and the exclusively 
> breastfed infant was being cared for by a neighbor.
> 
> The reason I am a lactation consultant toay is because when my youngest 
> son was 3 months old and I returned to work (restaurant management) he 
> refused a bottle and cried for 8 hurs at the caregiver's home. My now very 
> dear friend (whom I did not know at the time but was referred to me by 
> someone else) cared for and nursed my son while I worked out a 2-week 
> notice. I never went back to restaurant management!
> 
> Does anyone else have any interesting stories that they would like to share?
> 
> Holly McSpadden, IBCLC
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