Wow, what a wonderful person to step up (but there are still dangers associated with this.) The mother was stuck at the airport – could have bought more formula…. (or they don’t sell that?). THis is why breastfeeding is best. ALWAYS available.

Always take spares of spares when travelling. good they are all happy.

If the mum of the baby was okay with it then no-one else’s business. Personally I wouldn’t want another feeding my baby. Can’t imagine why she didn’t have enough formula with her on a flight.

Whilst it is great yet another mum can do this I am a little concerned a child will get bacteria transmitted and a good deed will be turned upside down

Beautiful !

This is such a beautiful story to read. It’s such a lovely gesture from one mother to another

I think it was extremely kind of the hostess to be so caring of another mother’s distress. Hard to do anything else when you are flying so high – doubt the baby would have been happy with warm water ladies.

Absolute awesomeness that is. Lovely story to read.

A very kind gesture from one mother to another.

for those saying they would never have run out of formula, the woman had been at the airport since 9pm the night before, maybe the flight was delayed?

when i was born, my mother PND and wouldnt feed me. there was a woman in the bed opposite who had her daughter on one boob and me on the other. i got the nutrition i needed in the first few days of my life and ive turned out fine. i cant believe people would rather their child scream from hunger than have another woman feed their baby

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  • • mom93821 replied
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  People can run out of things for sure – airports and airlines – I thought usually had a supply of these things in these situations? It was lovely act by the woman and no one wants a baby to be hungry and upset.

So many comments supporting this. Still not for me. I would never have run out of formula, I always packed more then I needed of everything when travelling with kids. Be prepared

Surprised that the airline did not have formula on board – thought they kept some in reserve for these situations? A kind act by the attendant to assist a mum and bub in need.

The air hostess did the right thing in helping. This was not some person off the street but someone who has to live to certain standards for her job. Yes the extra milk in hospitals is tested, so different. Who knows why this mother ran out of formula, she was lucky this time.

Such a beautiful human being and act of kindness

Very generous of her, all health concerns aside. Doesn’t sound as if there was any other choice really.

I can see some moms have voiced pro’s and con’s to this but the fact is this mother had no formula and there was no formula on the plane, the baby was screaming with hunger so what could she do. Many many years ago we had wet nurses that would do just what this hostess did. Also when my daughter was born in early 80’s the hospital would take excess milk from mothers with ample and willing to express and give their milk for other mums and bubs that were in difficulty.

While generous of her, I’d be very uncomfortable about a stranger breast feeding my child.

That’s so sweet. She really gave a great help to the mother and her little baby.

What a kind act good on her for helping out she deserves a medal

Oh ew! How can this be ok in anyone’s books? Too many diseases to be sharing bodily fluids. Why on earth wouldn’t you have ensured you had more then enough formula to travel with your child? Not acceptable in my books, no way known