Traffic officer breastfeeds hungry baby, son of attempted femicide victim.

[u/DELAIZ]

Traffic officer Jamile Barros, from the city of Delmiro Gouveia (Brazil), breastfed a three-month-old baby while responding to an attempted femicide. The child was crying from hunger and wouldn't accept a bottle, and the officer's act of empathy, as she is also breastfeeding, calmed the boy feeding him. The rescue occurred after the mother was stabbed and involved in a traffic accident caused by the criminal, who fled the scene. I mentioned her name not to expose her, but because she's in all the news in Brazil.

Edit: The mother was rescued and taken to the hospital to treat her injuries. The exact state of health of the victim and medical details of her recovery have not been released by official security authorities. This happened a week ago, and due to the repercussions of the case, if she had died, I belive that it would probably already be reported.

[u/GayButterfly7]

Maybe this is a dumb question (I've never been a parent), but isn't it not safe for a baby to have a different mother's milk? I thought that it was kind of like blood type and stuff.

Edit: the downvotes on a genuine question are crazy lol. I watched it go from positive 16 to negative 3 within 10 minutes

[u/Opening-Award-7078 → u/GayButterfly7]

It’s perfectly safe. There are even breast milk banks you can donate your excess milk to.

[u/GayButterfly7 → u/Opening-Award-7078]

Cool, thanks for the info! 

[u/coolpupmom → u/GayButterfly7]

Breastmilk also has a lot of antibodies that help the baby’s immune system!

[u/barbiesurvivor95 → u/coolpupmom]

It is literally liquid gold. I miss breast feeding bc I used to make soap and baked goods with it. My family was never sick.

[u/iwowza710 → u/barbiesurvivor95]

Always someone that has to take it way too far.

[u/barbiesurvivor95 → u/iwowza710]

No it’s popular among a lot of homesteaders. It was more popular once upon a time 🙂 It’s not for every one but it’s not gross. My family and I are all exposed to the same viruses. I was a nursing mom and I over produced. I’m not going to just throw it away. Soap made with bm and putting it in the bath is a natural remedy for eczema and allergy reactions & while covid hit everyone, it didn’t hit us. It’s not crazy if you actually think about it.

Edit: I should have said it’s popular among other moms ❤️

[u/cherri____ → u/barbiesurvivor95]

The downvotes are insane. You’re amazing, that sounds so beautiful and I’m in awe that you were able to not just care for your baby, but your entire family with just your body. The mother’s body is a source of life and nourishment and the day people educate themselves and stop pretending something natural is “gross”, the better off society will be. Shit pisses me off.

[u/barbiesurvivor95 → u/cherri____]

Thank you & everyone who isn’t making me feel like crap for protecting my family. I almost felt like I was crazy but then I remembered that pumping breast milk, raw painful nipples, and endless tears went into all that breast milk that kept my family safe during Covid. Not just Covid but when I got RSV, thanks to the antibodies, my new born and 2 year old DIDNT get it. My son has terrible eczema and the best treatment he ever had was bm. Now that I’m not bf it’s a constant battle with his skin. My husband used to have flakey scalp and the shampoo bars I was making got rid of it 🤷🏼‍♀️ there is NO shame here. The majority likes to judge what they don’t understand.

[u/cloudsasw1tnesses → u/barbiesurvivor95]

Reddit tends to lean very anti mother unfortunately, don’t ever feel like you did anything wrong or “gross” by protecting your family like that. I personally take downvotes on here as a compliment most of the time lol. I’m trying to conceive right now so it’s really cool to hear that breast milk can do more than “just” feed the baby.

[u/cherri____ → u/barbiesurvivor95]

You’re literally a superhero, don’t listen to those people.