A Mother And Grandmother Take Parenting To Extremes When They Decide To "Joint Breastfeed"

Like any new grandparent would, this woman stepped in to help her daughter with her infant. However, some people think that she's gone off the deep end with certain tasks she's helping with...

A Mother And Grandmother Take Parenting To Extremes When They Decide To "Joint Breastfeed"
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A Mother And Grandmother Take Parenting To Extremes When They Decide To "Joint Breastfeed"

Like many other women, Julia, a young 21-year-old American woman, says that breastfeeding is beautiful but very sacrificial.

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Julia has just given birth to her first daughter, Naomi. She confesses that breastfeeding is a magical time, but it's also very difficult.

As soon as she had her little girl, she started producing milk and, for the first 6 months, Naomi only fed on her mother's milk. From that point on, she combined breast milk with other foods.

As is the case with so many other babies, Naomi developed a strong dependence on her mother through breastfeeding. It wasn't just a matter of nutrition, breastfeeding somehow calmed the little one.

One fine day, Julia left her little girl at her mother's house so she could get some "me time." Given the child's dependence on breastfeeding, her mother offered to replace her and breastfeed the child.

But how was her mother was able to breastfeed? Is it natural for a grandmother to breastfeed her grandchildren?

Think it's bizarre? You haven't heard the half of it. Check out the video and see what the duo has to say!

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This man triggered a Reddit debate: Is it weird to sleep in the same bed with a parent as an adult? This man triggered a Reddit debate: Is it weird to sleep in the same bed with a parent as an adult?