Giving weaned toddler breast milk for a cold?

[amay]

My 19 month old (who is weaned) has a cold, and It just occurred to me that I could pump and give him some breast milk in his sippy cup to help him get over it faster. Has anyone tried this, is there anything to it?

[Thandiwe]

Go for it!  When my oldest child was about 3-3.5 years old, he started having a lot of food intolerances.  We gave up dairy/gluten for 7/8 months.  As such, he really needed alternate sources of calcium, and cost was an issue.  I ended up pumping breastmilk for him, since I was already nursing a baby. He took expressed milk in a cup for a couple of months, I think.  It worked out well...though I did get some negative feedback from family.  Go for it! 

[MoonStarFalling]

I gave my much older child (lol) some pumped milk the other day for his cold. I gave him the option of chicken broth or breastmilk and he choose breastmilk. It would certainly help.