I was told when my kids were babies to use breast milk on any rashes they my have including if they got nappy rash.

Breastmilk seems to be a cure for a few things, I used it for cradle cap. Out some on his hair at the start of the bath and rinsed it off at the end – it cleared up slowly but surely!! I had also been told to try oil but found it too messy.

I was told to put breastmilk on my baby’s eye for a blocked tear duct, also any other sores or abrasions by my midwives. It’s truly natures miracle cream.

I hadn’t even thought of milk donations but what a great idea! My little one and I suffer from eczema and I had tried every cream o couldn’t find and nothing worked. I tried using my breastmilk and that seemed to help but after my milk dried up I have been trying to manage it with her steroid cream and oat baths. Whatever works I say!

I don’t think it’s a stupid idea. For people who don’t suffer from eczema and who are unable to find relief, they may not undertake how difficult it is to find anything that can soothe, especially if it’s natural. Not all products can successfully work for everyone. I wonder if she only used a bit of milk mixed with water or bathed her in only milk? Hmm

That’s an awful lot of breast milk but if it works just keep going. Wonder if they can make a cream from it.

Well, I imagine you’d need an awful lot of breast milk for a bath!!

Well ok whatever works for you I guess?

If the milk has been properly screened for disease and it works great

My doctor advised us to try breast milk for blocked tear ducts or suspected conjunctivitis before we tried anything else

Breast milk in a spray bottle???

I would have thought it okay if it was from your own milk for your own child, but not sure about the use of someone else’s. There are many other natural remedies to use but ultimately you need to find the cause, can be something in the atmosphere or the body or hair products used.

The human body is so fascinating.

probably spray and wipe the skin would be better.

My daughter has eczema – she is now a teenager and it has gotten better.. Wish I had known this back then – I would’ve tried it. Good work mama.

If these result’s of using breast milk have become a solution for this lady and her toddler’s skin then it should be looked into. Finding solutions to cure skin conditions is always positive.

Couldn’t you wipe the skin with milk? Taking a bath seems like a waste of milk.

My older sister has infantile eczema and my Mum used to occasionally use her milk but more often than not used cows milk in the bath…… no more eczema….. that’s going back over 30 years so the idea’s been around for a while. Maybe it’s the oils?

That’s a new one for me. I had not heard of this, but it kind of makes sense and seems very natural. I have had success with giving my children oat baths as that too is also quite a natural product and subdues itchiness.

It’s not stupid or unsanitary, in the contrary I think !