https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 12:51:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-articlethe-return-of-wet-nursing#post-2061919 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 06:38:14 +0000 turquoisemama 2061919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If the milk is safe and free of diseases, I think it's great that someone would be willing to do that for a child in need. $1000 a week sounds not worth it to me if you are waking up every two hours though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-articlethe-return-of-wet-nursing#post-2061913 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 05:07:12 +0000 Rocker2014 2061913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting! My best friend is in the process of permanently adopting a baby that is 5 days younger than my LO(both about 3.5 mos now). She firmly believes that breast is best, but obviously that wasn't an option for her, and she wasn't comfortable with donor milk for a variety of reasons. I have been pumping extra and she gives her girl a little of my milk as a supplement daily. If I lived closer, we'd consider having her try nursing, but distance makes that not feasable. So, yeah, I think that wet nursing is great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-articlethe-return-of-wet-nursing#post-2061892 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 01:45:13 +0000 Kemma 2061892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ginabean3: I've seriously considered nursing an infant who was in the care of a friend, poor little guy could smell my milk and his mother wouldn't / couldn't leave him bottles but preferred to come from work and feed him. I didn't feed him but I would have been a good option if it was something the mum agreed to!</p> <p>I would be happy to nurse another babe and have mine nursed by certain close friends or family members if the need arose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-articlethe-return-of-wet-nursing#post-2061885 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 01:06:20 +0000 Ginabean3 2061885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: ha! I just noticed the date too! Someone had posted it on their FB page and I had never heard about it before and thought it was interesting! </p> <p>I don't know if I could ever have a wet nurse. I had low supply but just did the best I could and supplemented. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-articlethe-return-of-wet-nursing#post-2061880 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:38:47 +0000 daniellemybelle 2061880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ginabean3: This article is from 2012 so I don't think it's a recent phenomenon! :)</p> <p>I had chronic low supply and in a support group I'm in, a few of the moms had their milk donors nurse their babies. But pumped milk donations are much more common, I think, for practical purposes. Thankfully there are mamas that donate their excess milk but few women are in the position to become wet nurses and I think few families are willing/able to actually hire one full time.</p> <p>Personally I would not want another woman to nurse my baby. It would just remind me of my own shortcomings and that is a bond only I want to have with her. I'm glad we have safe formula that is great food for babies these days - we supplemented with that until she was 12 months and at 15 months we are still nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-articlethe-return-of-wet-nursing#post-2061874 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:16:18 +0000 Ginabean3 2061874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thoughts? Do you know anyone who has been or used a wet nurse before?</p> <p><a href="http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/01/20/the-return-of-wet-nursing/" rel="nofollow">http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/01/20/the-return-of-wet-nursing/</a> </p>