>I actually have two questions.  A while back, someone commented about
>expressing colostrum before the baby is born and taking it to the hospital
>for use if needed.  I was wondering if there is a specific way that this is
>done?  Frozen?  fresh? amount? container?
>Also, regarding the posts about the 6 yr old that has been taken from his
>parents.  One post said that it was sexual abuse because he was exposed to
a
>"sex organ" against his will and for his mother's benefit (something like
>that).  Are breasts considered in a legal context a sex organ-- that would
>constitute abuse if a child is in contact with them?  In the US, Europe,
>other places?   Any legal expertise out there or child protection people?

ahh a question that I feel like I can answer! lol.  With my second child I
pumped colostrum to get my labor moving, I stored it just like breastmilk in
the freezer, but only pumped for a few days before hand.  I used that milk
first when it was needed in our milk rotation, and as luck had it I had a
friend that was having supply problems with her newborn and she was able to
use my stored colostrum.  I never would have thought to take it to the
hospital with me, good idea though.

The whole sex organ thing is a state to state statute.  In the state of IL
that is how the law reads.

Melisa
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