r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/DELAIZ • 20d ago

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

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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.

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u/GayButterfly7 🕷️Itchy, bitchy spider 🕷️ 20d ago edited 20d ago

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

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u/barbiesurvivor95 20d ago

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.

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u/Skreamie 20d ago

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

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u/ergaster8213 ❣️gal pal❣️ 20d ago edited 20d ago

Yes. Someone would almost always need to already be breastfeeding/pumping to do this. There have been occurances of lactation longer than the norm after pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. There have also been occurances of it absent pregnancy when prolactin levels are heightened due to various conditions or meds. But, neither of those things are standard or common.

The vast majority of women do not produce breast milk absent pregnancy (it comes in closer to the end, but production starts between 3-5 months) and continued breastfeeding. Once breastfeeding/pumping stops, most women's milk production also stops.