A new mom has shared the moment her sister-in-law branded her selfish for refusing to breastfeed her nephew.
The woman took to Reddit and explained that her nephew spits up whatever formula her sister-in-law tries to give him.
So, she decided to help by bringing them a few bags of milk. However, her sister-in-law told her that she wanted her child to ‘drink milk from the source.’
“I am a new mom and I have a lot of extra breast milk. My child is roughly 3 months old and I’m producing a lot of breast milk,” she wrote on Reddit.
“I’m using the extra in my babies bath. And I’m also freezing what I’m not using. Since I started freezing I’ve accumulated quite a bit.
“Here’s the issue. My SIL just had a baby. And her milk has yet to come in. The doctor told her that formula is just fine but my nephew spits it up. My SIL has tried different brands and types nothing works.”
She continued: “I offered to give her some of my milk and she happily agreed seeing as neither one of us wants her baby to go hungry.
“I went to her house to drop a few bags. And she denied them saying she only wants her son to drink milk from the source. Insisting its better for the baby.
“Which is true but I’m not 100% comfortable breastfeeding a baby that’s not mine. I told her I’m happy to give her the frozen, or I can give her freshly pumped but she’s not having it. She told me I was being selfish and how I’m not willing to help her.
“So AITA (am I the as*****) for not breastfeeding my nephew?”
One Reddit user commented: “Your SIL is struggling to feed her baby and she’s quibbling over whether the breast milk comes in a bottle or not? This is a hefty level of delusional thinking, and I would encourage you to have a conversation with the baby’s father ASAP to be on the lookout for any other strange behavior on her part.
Please be do not be pressured by her irrationality.”
Another wrote: “You are not a wet nurse, you are a kind and thoughtful woman. Your SIL is asking too much.”
A third said: “She’s probably struggling with everything right now, and isn’t thinking straight. Just let her know she can either accept what you’re offering or find another way.”
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