Babies from Texas compound

[MarcyC]

I wonder how many breastfed babies were separated from their mothers? Has anyone heard?

[Rhiannon Feimorgan]

I'm not 100% positive, but from the reports I've read, children under 5 are being kept with their mothers. It's the older children who are being seperated. Now of corse some 5 year olds could be breastfeeding, i don't know how common ebfing is in FLDS but I think a 5 year old is a little better able to deal with other food than a 5 month old kwim? Now the comfort factor on the other hand...

[FREEmom1120]

I am guessing that they don't nurse older children, unless they all just nurse whomever. A report I just read said most of the kids aren't 100% sure who their parents are because of the communal lifestyle.

[annettemarie]

I'm going to close this and ask that we please keep any speculative type discussion to the threads in news and current events. If there turns out to be any lactivism/advocating for breastfeeding infants to be done, you can certainly start a thread here. Thanks!