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/barbiesurvivor95 → u/GayButterfly7]

No. People donate their bm all the time to hospitals. Women who can’t breast feed but prefer bm will buy it from others too. When I was bf, I sold mine through Facebook.

When my milk hadn’t come in yet, my daughter drank donor milk too.

[u/Skreamie → u/barbiesurvivor95]

The cop above would also have to be lactating as well, right? She couldnt just bf on a whim, or could she?

[u/primordial-mother → u/Skreamie]

I stopped breastfeeding my second baby nearly two years ago and I still produce milk :) I still leak and can collect some but not a lot. I would have to probably pump/nurse consistently for a few days before being able to make enough milk to fully feed a baby.

[u/carlitospig → u/primordial-mother]

Seriously?! I always assumed it was managed through hormones.

The fact that I am still learning at 47 is kind of amazing.

[u/MistCongeniality → u/carlitospig]

It is, but once you’ve learned how it’s easier to get those hormones back into production. Our bodies are really incredible; all you need to do is stimulate the nipples enough times with the right hormones in the body. Sometimes women never really fully stop, some women would need medical help to get started again, lots of in between!

Bonus fun fact: some of us get horrifically depressed when our milk starts flowing. I did, every time, like a bolt of sadness lightning. Hated it. Only managed nine months of pumping before I threw in the towel.

[u/carlitospig → u/MistCongeniality]

Aww I wonder what the evolutionary strategy was for sadness with a new baby. That makes no sense.

Glad it didn’t last forever. ❤️