"My mom breastfed my son. How's that for a hook?"
"He was a spoiled little baby," Albert laughs. "He did not want that artificial nipple. He just did not want it, and he was making himself sick."
"Would you let another woman breastfeed your child? Would you breastfeed someone else's child?"
Wet nursing involves a woman breastfeeding a child who is not her own and was a common solution before 19th-century infant formula and bottles. Some mothers still rely on wet nurses or family members when breastfeeding or bottle-feeding proves difficult. Arkansas therapist Terri Albert's mother fed Albert's son after he refused bottles when Albert attended college, providing relief and better feeding for the infant. Albert's mother continued to breastfeed the grandson while Albert was away. Personal accounts show wet nursing can occur informally within families and remains a quiet, practical option for resolving feeding challenges today.
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