Sharing the Breast
With the rise of breastfeeding in our culture, we see lots of heated debates involving all sorts of issues on this matter. The one that I find particularly interesting is that some women are enlisting the help of wet nurses. I am sure these are well to do women, that have a career that they just cannot give up. The one question, without knowing too much on the subject, where do these women come from? Do they have a family of their own? In order to have milk you usually need a child. So what do these women do with their babies?
I have to say, though, with the little bit that I know, this is a good thing. As long as the wet nurse can prove that she is healthy, I think that it is important to breastfeed babies. I know that babies can get it from a bottle, but when the child nurses at the breast, it tells the female to produce more milk. I don’t think that a pump can provide this same cause and effect, and definitely not long term. I have held babies that cried so hard with no way to console them, and my friend has held mine. After lots of thought, I think that I would prefer my friend breastfeed my child rather than try to console him to no avail.