Parents and grandparents don’t always see eye to eye when it comes to raising children.
But one act by a grandmother has other mothers up in arms, after she admitted to dry nursing her granddaughter.
Writing for parenting website Scary Mommy, a grandma going by the name of Elizabeth Gooden said she was looking after her two-month-old granddaughter who was suffering from colic when she became inconsolable.
Gooden, whose youngest daughter is just 11 months older than her granddaughter from her eldest 21-year-old daughter, had not had experience with the illness before.
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Probably not something I would do but literally don’t know why it’s disgusting. This was the norm before formula and is still done in developing countries where there is limited access to formula or clean water.
I'm not even a mother yet and this makes me uncomfortable! It's one thing if permission is sought ahead of time but to just do it... Not ok in any capacity! I imagine holding my beautiful baby niece and it would not even cross my mind to try to nurse her - and yes she has tried yet that's still not an option!