http://breastfeedingbasics.info/milk-sharing-vs-milk-banks Breastfeeding Information And Supplies Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:11:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://breastfeedingbasics.info/milk-sharing-vs-milk-banks/comment-page-1#comment-5212 Terri Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:47:57 +0000 http://breastfeedingbasics.info/blog/uncategorized/milk-sharing-vs-milk-banks/#comment-5212 I had a family member that had to ingest radioactive iodine to destroy her thyroid before her over active thyroid killed her. Unfortunately, she had to wean her 8 month old on very short notice. If I had been lactating at the time, I would have offered to nurse her baby so she could wean slowly instead of going to the bottle only - cold turkey. Of course, she probably wouldn't have accepted my offer, as wet-nursing is not very acceptable in our culture! I had a family member that had to ingest radioactive iodine to destroy her thyroid before her over active thyroid killed her. Unfortunately, she had to wean her 8 month old on very short notice. If I had been lactating at the time, I would have offered to nurse her baby so she could wean slowly instead of going to the bottle only – cold turkey. Of course, she probably wouldn’t have accepted my offer, as wet-nursing is not very acceptable in our culture!

]]> http://breastfeedingbasics.info/milk-sharing-vs-milk-banks/comment-page-1#comment-5208 Cara Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:55:58 +0000 http://breastfeedingbasics.info/blog/uncategorized/milk-sharing-vs-milk-banks/#comment-5208 This is great information. I'd love to share milk with people who need it, but I haven't found anyone who wants it/needs it locally. This is great information. I’d love to share milk with people who need it, but I haven’t found anyone who wants it/needs it locally.

]]> http://breastfeedingbasics.info/milk-sharing-vs-milk-banks/comment-page-1#comment-4209 baby changing stations Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:23:22 +0000 http://breastfeedingbasics.info/blog/uncategorized/milk-sharing-vs-milk-banks/#comment-4209 The ingestion of human milk is crucial to the health of a baby. The immune system of a child does not reach its full strength until around the age of five, but many of the components of breast milk can help infants and young children to avoid disease in several ways. The ingestion of human milk is crucial to the health of a baby. The immune system of a child does not reach its full strength until around the age of five, but many of the components of breast milk can help infants and young children to avoid disease in several ways.

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