A JW gives blood to her baby but is against blood transfusions?

by cognac 7 Replies latest jw friends

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  cognac

  Well, a JDub was telling me a story that when she nursed her son her nipples were so sore that they cracked and literally bled when she was feeding her son. She said it was so bad that when he would spit up it would sometimes have blood in it.

  How is that different then having a blood transfusion? Shouldn't she have starved the infant before letting him swallow her blood?
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  Blithe Freshman

  Been there , switched to a bottle! No need to starve a baby!

  Blithe
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  mindmelda

  I had the same experience, but who worries about such things? Never crossed my mind.

  I must have not been indoctrinated enough. *G*
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  Tired of the Hypocrisy

  It's worse than a transfusion because she actually FED her baby blood. She should be taken to the gates of the city and pelted with stones until she is dead, dead, dead....
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  OnTheWayOut

  Just so we are clear, transfusion is using the blood in your veins and arteries. Swallowing blood in some way is using it as "food."
  Acts was referring to the eating or swallowing of blood, not to transfusions.

  But this would be just like a child putting his/her cut finger in their mouth. No need to strike them dead with lightning. Even if you believe in refraining from eating blood, it really isn't the same as putting blood in your food.
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  musky

  The Watchtower is not concerned about eating meat. I never could understand the reasoning on not using blood for medical reasons. My life was put on the line as a child because of it. Thankfully I had a great doctor and everything went well.

  I agree with OnThe Way Out.
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  lavendar

  Breast milk already contains WHITE BLOOD CELLS. Thousands of little JW babies are getting the very thing that the WTS condemns. So....why don't they allow it for needed transfusions??

  Found this on www.pregnancychildbirth.suite101.com:

  Even though breast milk is known for being nutritionally-perfect, perhaps the most amazing characteristic about breast milk is its ability to fight off and protect babies from illness. In fact, some have said that the antibodies in breast milk make it more like human blood since they both contain white blood cells.

  Here are just a few of the many antibodies contained in human breast milk and what they do to mobilize the baby's immune system:

  Antibodies - White blood cells

  1. B lymphocytes - forms antibodies that target specific microbes
  2. Macrophages - destroy microbes in baby's stomach
  3. Neutrophils - may act to ingest bacteria in baby's digestive system
  4. T lymphocytes - kills infected cells and send out messages to mobilize other defenses; also produce compounds that activate baby's immune system

  Antibodies - Other Molecules

  1. Antibodies of secretory IgA class - bind to harmful cells in baby's digestive system to prevent them from passing through the walls of the gut into the tissues of the baby's body
  2. Bifidus Factor - increases growth of Lactobacillus bifidus - which is a good bacteria
  3. Fatty Acids - destroys cell membranes around harmful cells to kill them
  4. Lactoferrin - Binds to iron which prevents harmful bacteria from using the iron to grow
  5. Mucins - attaches to bacteria and viruses to prevent them from clinging to mucousal tissues
  6. Oligosaccharides - adheres to bacteria and other harmful cells to prevent them from attaching to mucosal surfaces.
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  cognac

  OTWO - I totally agree. However, I'd think a JW would be against it...

  Interesting info Lavendar!