Families come in all kinds of different shapes and forms, with all kinds of different ways of doing things that might seem strange to outsiders. I know I was always weirded out when I would have lunch at a friend’s house and their macaroni and cheese was milky and runny, when at home it would be more creamy. Why thin out the cheesy goodness?
Of course, that’s just lunch, and I’m sure that was just a matter of preferences. When it comes to more serious feeding matters however, this family definitely has their own way of doing things.
Breastfeeding has been around since childbirth, and there’s nothing unnatural about it.
The bond created by this method of feeding is so special, and often comforts both the mother and the child.
Not only that, but the health benefits for the child are unmatched.
But where is the line, when it comes to breastfeeding?
Many women who over-produce milk share theirs with other mothers who can’t produce enough for themselves. But is the same idea appropriate when that person is family?
A St. Louis family is turning heads after revealing an unusually close connection.
Julia Cannon, a 22-year-old nurse, and Angela Owns, her 47-year-old mother, breastfeed Julia’s 10-month-old daughter Naomi.
Julia, a bid advocate of breastfeeding, says it all started with Naomi was just four months old.
“I love breastfeeding,” Julia says, adding that she’s been breastfeeding right from the start.
“She would cluster feed all the time,” she told The Sun .
“She wanted to be on the boob 24/7,” she said.
“It was like a comfort thing. One day I really wanted to have a shower and to get out of the house so I headed over to my mother’s. I was in the shower and she needed a feed.”
As the baby called out for food, Julia gave her mom the go-ahead to feed her.
“My mom had already asked me how I would feel about her breastfeeding Naomi,” she said. She had said she’d be fine with it, but up until that point, they hadn’t tried it.
After having five kids of her own, Angela never stopped lactating.
“She still produces milk and we knew she still produces.”
“I was okay with it,” Julia said.
“She’s an over-producer. She’s been checked for any problems and had cat-scans done but there are no health problems.”
Julia says that it has brought their family together.
“It was extremely empowering as a woman to know my mom was feeding my daughter from the same breast milk that fed me for years,” Julia told PopSugar . “It was magical and made me feel so good!”
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Of course, not everyone agrees that it’s a magical arrangement.
“People say it’s weird, unnatural, and gross,” she told [ The Sun ](( https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8758688/i-breastfeed-my-10-month-old-daughter-and-so-does-my-mum/ ).
“But what is more natural than feeding a baby?” she asked.
“It’s how we all started out. Wet-nursing has been around since the beginning of time.”
Angela feeding Naomi hasn’t become a daily thing, but she’ll still step in when babysitting, maybe a couple of times a month.
“She likes to do it,” said Juila. “We weren’t sure if Naomi would latch on but she did immediately.”
“It was amazing. It’s a huge, huge help for me. A real bond has developed between the two of them.”
She explained that the whole thing has been a huge convenience for her, allowing for things most moms miss out on, “I can sleep and get something to eat.”
h/t The Sun
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