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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing I’d love though is if the idea of wet nurses come back. I remember when I was just desperately trying to teach my NICU baby to latch, but my supply was low, and he wouldn’t stay on the breast, but I didn’t want to get him too used to bottles, I kept thinking how amazing it would be to have a wet nurse lol but I worried I would sound absolutely insane if I looked for that. In the end my baby never really breastfed and I pumped and used formula.[/quote]

Wet nurse - gross. And during covid? You’re nuts.[/quote]

Beyond these issues, sometimes that doesn't work.   We adopted.  For the first few weeks, birthmom pumped as she said that was the best way for her and she gave us the milk.  The milk was making our child really sick and we had to go to the ER it was getting so bad.  I don't if it was the reflux/medical issues or not proper storage.  However, she was a supporter of formula and said to just do formula.  Even then, it took us many formulas and medication to fix it.

If you want to use a wet-nurse, go for it but it may not work for all families.[/quote]

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