Cross-breastfeeding is when the mother gives her baby to another woman to breastfeed, because she doesn’t have enough milk or simply can’t breastfeed.
However, this practice is not recommended by the Ministry of Health because it increases the risk of the baby becoming infected with a disease passing through the other woman’s milk and the baby not having specific antibodies to protect itself.
- So.
- To make sure your baby grows healthy.
- He needs milk up to 6 months.
- And from there he or she can eat pasty foods like a fruit and vegetable puree with minced meat.
The main risk of cross-breastfeeding is contamination of your baby from diseases that pass through breast milk, such as:
Even if the other woman, the supposed breastfeeding mother, has a healthy appearance, she may have an asymptomatic disease and therefore cross-breastfeeding is always a contrast. But if the baby’s mother has any of these conditions, the pediatrician can tell you if she can breastfeed or not.
An appropriate solution is to give the bottle or use the breast milk bank, present in many hospitals.
Baby bottle is one of the simplest solutions adopted by most families. There are several brands and possibilities, so you need to follow the pediatrician’s advice to choose the one that’s right for your baby. Learn about some appropriate milk options that can replace breast-feeding.
Milk from the milk bank, although it comes from another woman, undergoes a rigorous hygiene and control process and several tests are performed to ensure that the milk donor is free of disease.
Learn how to eliminate one of the most common motivations for cross-breastfeeding in: Improving breast milk production.