I have heard that you build antibodies in your breastmilk so your nursing baby won't get sick. So....if my older daughter gets a nasty cough then I'm building the antibodies in my breastmilk so my younger daughter doesn't get sick....
So technically could I give my older daughter my breastmilk, which has the antibodies in it to help her get over her cough?
I'm not going to do it, just curious to know if that would work.
Thanks
2007-03-06 11:22:35 · 9 answers · asked by Reena M 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Sure you can, and it might just work. You can pump some and put it in a cup for her, if she'll drink it. Or, if you want to be sneaky, you could use it cereal, mashed potatoes, or anything else you would use regular milk in. I've heard of other people doing this for their older children to use up their pumped milk supply!
2007-03-07 15:13:55 · answer #1 · answered by calliope_13731 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it would work. A close friend of mine puts it in her kids smoothies on a regular basis. Sometime she'll sneek it in their cereal's milk. Go for it!
2007-03-06 13:53:21 · answer #2 · answered by April 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could give her some if she'll take it. Honestly it's not a bad idea to try tell her it's a 'health drink' for colds or some such nonsense.
2007-03-06 11:41:50 · answer #3 · answered by Mandy W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, the baby's immune system is not working properly that's why the antibodies in breast milk is good for them but older child's immune is good and the antibodies is not strong enough.
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2007-03-06 11:45:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you can definatly give her breastmilk! If she can't latch anymore, you can pump some for her.
2007-03-06 11:27:04 · answer #5 · answered by Mommy to David 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory it would help her build up the immunity she needs to fight it off.
2007-03-06 11:44:24 · answer #6 · answered by wendysorangeblossoms 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
breast milk helps keep infections away like ear infections mouth infections prevents mesh mouth. they say baby dont get that sick being breastfeed
2007-03-06 11:42:42 · answer #7 · answered by D.Gunn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it would work....she would get over it faster ....
2007-03-06 12:53:25 · answer #8 · answered by motherhendoulas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory...yes it would work.
In practice...depending on how old she was....eww.
2007-03-06 11:30:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋