[melissa_bear003]

Originally Posted by JustPeachy

I am not trying to be antagonisitc (I hope my question doesn't come off this way), but I would like to ask the amoms if they were unable to breastfeed for whatever reason, if they would feel comfortable letting the birthmother breastfeed their child. What about another woman altogether? A wetnurse or friend or other relative? Or another amom who had induced lactation?

I'm not an amom (yet) but I have nursed 4 kids for varying degrees of time, the shortest being 8 mths.

I'm trying to imagine this. Part of me, with the concerns about formula going around thinks that breastmilk would just simply be the optimal thing, period...but I'm also thinking that if *I* couldn't nurse, I would want the breastmilk in a bottle, not 'from the tap' so to speak.

I guess its because I have nursed. There's nothing that so strongly signifies the bond of mother and child than the sight of a baby nursing. Having experienced that first hand, I'm honestly not able to say that I would be comfortable with another nursing my child.

But, as I say, its not a situation I've had to actually deal with, so I'm going on supposition.