Have you guys seen this? Other Uses for Breast Milk...

Though you might find this interesting...

Some of the many holistic uses for breast milk

(Other than your child's most important food of course!)

*Eye infections: Squirt in an open or closed eye. If the eye is closed have the person lie back, squirt it, then open his or her eye. Do this four or more times per day.

*Plugged eye ducts: Squirt into the eye crease at the nose. Do this four times one day and two times the next.

*Conjunctivitis ("Pink Eye"): Same as Plugged eye ducts, but continue with four times daily until the crust is gone.

*Sties: Same as Conjunctivitis.

*Sore/cracked nipples: Rub into nipples and air dry.

*Scratches, Scrapes, Burns, Gouges: Squirt and air dry, bandage, etc. as normal.

*Diaper rash: Squirt and air dry.

*Mosquito bites, Ant bites: Squirt on bite and rub in. Stops the itching.

*Ear infections: Squirt or pour into sore ear. Can also then follow with warm (not hot) olive oil and garlic.

*Acne: Wash face with water, then follow with breastmilk squirted on to a cotton puff and apply all over face.

*Sore throats: A squirt of breastmilk, either directly or applied from a sterile plastic cup.

*Stuffy noses: Squirt into nose and suction or squeeze out as you would with saline.

*Contact lenses: If you have an irritant under your lens and forgot your eye drops, take it out, hand express to get a nice little stream going to rinse contact off.

*Eye puffiness and redness: Express breastmilk and pour over eyes. Does as good a job, if not better, than tea bags!

*Cold sores/Fever blisters: Express a small amount of breastmilk onto clean finger and apply immediately to cold sore. Ends pain and helps speed the healing process.

*Chicken pox: Use as you would Calamine Lotion or other ointment.

*Chapped lips/skin: Express a small amount onto fingers and wipe over lips or skin. Do not rub it in...leave a little wet. (This feels great on chapped lips and it normally only takes a day or two to clear!)

*If you have an older child/spouse who is ill, give them some breastmilk. It's a great immunity boost!


Weird Stuff...
Duckie

Australian aborigines (who have a higher than normal incidence of otitis media) use breast milk to treat ear infections. It is speculated that antibodies in the breast milk (maternal IgA) help to eliminate the bacteria.

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I'm guessing that it would be. But I'm sure someone will know for sure.

I imagine a lot of people would be squeemish about using breast milk for anything. But if it's a sterile fluid that the body will not have adverse reaction to then there are a whole lot of good ways to use it.

Actually, so is urine when it comes out. :shrug: Apparently you can use that for ear infections as well.
Duckie

Realize that the first squirt can indeed be less than sterile, because it washes out whatever has accumulated in the urethra.

But you're correct--in some less developed countries, cow's urine is used as a general antisceptic.

I find it hard to believe myself.

I've seen posted here tht urine is sterile. What about urinary tract infections. I remember when we had to pull Baby Calves off their mommas because of infected milk.

What makes it sterile?

One breast for baby, one for appetizers. Everyone's happy.

Especially as I often have ear infections, but I think even the prescription ear drops will be cheaper...


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Ah...Excuse me Mame ...You don't know me but a scientific source has said...cough...cough..cough ...that...
...Cough...Breast Mil......

Is there anything they CAN'T do?

I get cold sores. While I was nursing, I would dab a bit of breast milk on the affected area and BAM! the cold sore was gone in 24 hours.

a couple days ago. I'm trying to imagine myself convincing my sixteen-year-old that a bit of mama's breastmilk would be good for her. :rofl: Some of the other uses look interesting though!