Tandem Baby

Posted on Saturday, April 18th, 2009 at 2:49 am

Can a mother of a nurse in tandem baby newborn child of another nation which has 1 year and never breastfed?

I am a single father of a year old. Her mother left at my door and never returned. Now, a friend very like mine just had a baby (3 months) and she offered to breastfeed my son too. Can this be done?

First of all, I must say it's really great that you want to do for your son and do not listen to people who say it is disturbing and strange. The only problem could be that your son does not know how to breastfeed. You can try, but you must contact a lactation consultant. LLL is really fantastic. Milk mother will not give your baby all the germs, as someone said. Instead, she will make antibodies to fight infections. If there no way you can make him take the breast, if your friend really wants, she could not pump, and give you a few oz per day give your son in a cup. It can pump for a few minutes after each drink, then the amount of cash and give it to you. A good pump is essential for this property. Renting an electric pump for hospital use in half like the medela Lactina would be a good choice. To answer your question, yes it can be done. And I think it's an excellent idea. I'm going to do a lot of thumbs down for this answer, but do not let them influence you. Before formula was about babies whose mothers could not breastfeed were always treated by other women. It is perfectly natural. A lot more natural formula that is safe. In addition, WHO and the AAP recommends breastfeeding until 2 years or more. It is not true that he did not need more milk. Good luck! And your friend is truly a great friend to try to do this for you.