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I would only do it if it was completely necessary to the baby's health and survival. Like a preemie that needs milk and the mom can't do it...I would pump and donate it. That's not that big of a deal. Lots of people donate milk for preemies.
If it was a disaster situation like Katrina, and the mom had no formula or breast milk to feed her starving baby I would step up.
However, it is very odd and I would feel very weird. Breastfeeding is natural, but it is very intimate and bonds you to the baby.
WHO recommends it at later ages because they oversea a tremendous number of people who would let their children starve to death when regular food is scarce. In many parts of the world, young children are the first to be allowed to die, while their parents save themselves. If you can get them to breastfeed later, some of those children will live.
You have documented citations of papers showing that this is the reasoning for their choice then I assume? Which you will readily link to and cite now I have requested them?
Did she (the single mother?) move in with them so her son could feed regularly? How does the father of the child feel about this arrangement? Did she try to get help from the various breastfeeding organizations about her issues?
Do the children nurse at the same time? How does this affect the relationship between the married couple? Is the husband okay with having a stranger move in with them so that his wife can feed her baby?
How long will this arrangement last? Will the woman move out when breastfeeding stops?
I don't think that I would offer to do it knowing how territorial new mothers are about their babies but if a family member asked, I might consider it.
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