Another thought. I just spoke with a mom who has a new baby and a 10
year old. She said when her 10 year old was born, she (the mother) was
hospitalized for 30 days and then on major drugs for another 15 or so.
She pumped and dumped until she could nurse (I didn't ask her what her
condition was, I may tomorrow night when I see her, we were dealing with
her current issues with her new baby). However, until she could nurse
and while she was in the hospital, her sister in law nursed her newborn.
She said the baby had no problems going to mom when she was able to
nurse. While I'd love to hear her full story, I just found it
interesting that this mom had a wetnurse (her words) for the first month
or so.
Joylyn
Fiona Dionne wrote:
> Hi Kika and Darillyn,
>
> I thought I'd chime in as a milk donor...I donated milk to a friend of
> mine for a full year for her son (now 2.5) and also sent a shipment
> when he was just 2 since I had a newborn then and LOTS of extra milk
> and she figured it couldn't harm him. She is expecting next january
> and I have started pumping (6 mos in the deep freeze ;-)) already.
>
> She asked that I get tested for HIV and HepB&C within the last 6 mos,
> like the milk banks do. Which I gladly did.
>
> I also donated 100 oz to the only Canadian milk bank a few weeks back
> and am just waiting on the blood test results to send them so they can
> actually *use* the milk. ;-)
>
> I also nursed one friend's son directly at the breast.
>
> I do feel like you, Darillyn, that there is more chance of good coming
> from a donation than harm, though I realize that there is a risk
> nowadays and I do totally understand people who don't like the idea of
> donated milk.
>
> Just my experience and thoughts.
>
> Fio
> ressource person with Allaitement Québec (and By the Way, my donation
> is not endorsed in any way by my organism, for waht it's worth...)
> Mama to Sandrine, 3.5 yrs, and Nyssa, almost 9 mos, tandem nursing.
>
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