Tell me if this is nuts...

[pearlvirus]

So my DDs are 21m and 7w. I breastfed DD1 until she weaned in her 14th month. Now I EBF DD2. DD1 is not jealous or interested in nursing, but I am contemplating giving her a glass of pumped milk each day. She eats well but has had SO many colds in the last 4 months (since starting preschool), I wonder if the breast milk would help her fight off some of these infections? I fortunately make plenty of milk and think I could add an extra pumping in without harming DD2, but would it do any good? How many oz do you think I should give? Ugh, it's just really draining on all of us. I feel like I've had a cold since Sept 2 and we've had to take DD2 into the hospital TWICE already due to difficulty breathing and a fever from aforementioned ridiculous series of colds. Last night DD1 was up basically all night hacking and sneezing, so that plus newborn sleep, I'm desperate!!

[bsouls]

I don't think your breast milk will help her fight off colds. Kids get sick when they're around other kids. I would just try to make sure every eats as healthy as they can, cleanup germs and try to get more sleep.

[babycaps]

It's not going to harm her in any way at all. It MAY help but that's no guarantee either! I don't think it's nuts. It just sounds like a lot of work for you, but why not try? There is no harm in trying!

[RandomName]

If you try be prepared that she may not want the milk. I tried to give my M14 baby some pumped milk bc DS wants nothing to do with bottles and DD refused it. I put it in a sippy and she still refused it. I didn't try giving it to her cold tho - which right now makes a lot of sense bc that's how she drinks milk...

[fish8412]

It wouldn't hurt to try but I personally would save the pumped milk for the newborn.

[pearlvirus]

I tried. She wouldn't drink it. I tried mixing it with strawberry kefir (usually a favorite) and no. Oh well.