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Would You Feed Your Child Breast Milk That's Not Yours?
Doctors always tell you that breast milk is best, but is someone else's breast milk just as good? My pal recently told me that she just gave a friend, who has a younger baby, all her frozen breast milk, since it was going to go bad before her son could consume it all. Known as liquid gold in some circles, breast milk is a valuable commodity to a nursing mama and could be even more valuable to a mother who is lacking in that department.
What Do You Know About Breastmilk Storage?
Breastmilk is known to some as "white blood," because it's incredibly precious to nursing mamas who work hard to keep it pumping. Ask any breastfeeding lady and she'll tell you that nothing is worse than having to toss good milk that's gone bad. La Leche League International has put out guidelines for keeping your milk fresh, but how well do you know them?
Odd or Endearing: Ailing Father Drink's Daughter's Breast Milk?
Georgia Browne's breast milk benefits both her son and her father. While young Monty is the obvious recipient, the new mother also offered the liquid gold to her dad Tim who has terminal cancer after she found research suggesting that mother's milk helps kill cancer cells. She said:
‘It feels like I’m doing the most natural thing for the people I love.
Grieving Mother Donates 100 Gallons of Breastmilk
The mother of twins turned the loss of one of her beloved babes into an opportunity to help other children struggling to live. Born three and a half months premature, Leo and Kelley Durant's son, Cameron and daughter, Ressa, fought to survive. Unfortunately, the little girl died of an infection at just three weeks old.
Milkscreen: Kid Friendly or Are You Kidding?
Could the dilemma over whether to pump and dump be over?
The folks that brought us the Night Knight infant movement monitor and Walking Wings to help us get our tots on their feet, have introduced Milkscreen ($10 for 8 strips), a breast milk alcohol detection kit, which allows a nursing mother to determine the volume of alcohol in her breast milk.
The test requires the mother to express her milk onto the test strip, similar to those pH strips you used in high school chemistry class, and two minutes later the strip changes colors if the alcohol content is above 0.02%.
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Buying Breast Milk Online: Kid Friendly or Are You Kidding?
Parents tell children not to take candy from strangers, yet they buy breast milk for their babies on the Internet.
Women peddling the liquid gold for up to $4 an ounce plus shipping and handling aren't that hard to find online.
One supplier priced her milk at $2 an ounce in a recent post on Craigslist.
Lil Links: Breast Milk Cheese, the Next Culinary Delicacy?
- Goat cheese, blue cheese, breast milk cheese — CafeMom
- Hugh Jackman says son Oscar scopes the crowd for "chicks" — Celebrity Baby Blog
- Ashlee takes Bronx out in Beverly Hills — Celebrity Baby Scoop
- Ninetonine zebra crib — Inhabitots
- Levi Johnston says Bristol Palin isn't who she used to be — ParentDish
- Q&A with designer and mom of two, Lela Rose — Cookie
- Silicon baby bottle by Prince Lionheart — Ohdeedoh
- FDA approves "Plan B" pill for 17 year olds — Health
Breast Milk the Not So Secret Ingredient at Swiss Restaurant
The secret ingredient is mother's milk, only it's no secret! A Swiss restaurateur plans to roll out a new menu with decadent soups, sauces and stews made with breast milk. The owner of Storchen, Hans Locher, does not see any controversy in using the natural ingredient as babies are raised on it.
America's Next Top Model Contestant Drinks Her Breast Milk
There's long been that myth about models not being the most intelligent, but on this week's America's Next Top Model, a mama's decision making came into question. And, it brought a whole new meaning to the term, mother's milk. Claire, a 24-year-old contestant admitted to drinking her own breast milk and likened the taste to a light soy milk.10 Tips For Coping With a Distracted Nurser
While experts may agree that breastfeeding is one of the best things mothers can do for their babies, many moms admit it also happens to be quite challenging. Just as you and your baby get into the swing of things, he or she is probably noticing that there's more to life than just mommy. Though it may be a good sign of development, it can make nursing a chore.
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