Hear, Hear, Jodine!

I love the idea of breastmilk for servicewomen's babies.  I wonder if the
savings of not needing to screen and culture the mother's own milk would
make up for the higher cost of transport from the site of deployment.

That is a GREAT idea to pay lactating mothers (especially bereaved mothers,
to allude to another recent post!) to nurse orphaned babies.  We have the
resources (money, or better yet, food and water for them and their children)
they need, and they have the resource (fresh milk with the appropriate
antibodies) that the humanitarian mission needs.

Ruth Piatak
La Leche League of Pearland, Texas


Date:    Thu, 4 Feb 2010 06:25:09 -0700
From:    Jodine Chase <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Haiti: Reservist Gives Breastmilk to Babies

Maybe we should be holding breast milk drives for the infants of US armed
forces personnel who have been shipped out while they are still
breastfeeding.

Oh, and while I'm at it, with all the Haitians who can't find work, perhaps
we should collect $$ for a fund to pay lactating Haitian mothers to wet
nurse orphaned babies?

-- Jodine Chase
Feeling feisty this morning.

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