12 yr old trying to breastfeed YOUR child...ok or not? D&D

On the leaky boob's facebook they posted a question...
(copied and pasted straight from the FB)

An anonymous Leaky asks about a complicated situation: "I have a problem/issue that I don't know how to handle or deal with at this point. I am a tandem nursing mother of a 5 month old and a 24 month old. It has come to my attention that a 12 year old family member breastfed or preformed the act of breastfeeding my 24 month old. I'm furious and sickened. She did this as a game in front of my 9 yr old and told her not to tell. I told my family and was met with the reasoning that she was just curious and it was innocent. I don't share those thoughts. I called child protective services and reported it. I was told it didn't meet their criteria for an investigation BC the person was a minor. Is this true? Can anything be done? I can't believe this is OK. She knew it was wrong BC she told another child to not tell. I am just sickened. Please let me know legally if anything can be done."

Do you think she should've went as far as calling CPS? Do you think it was okay? Do you think it was beyond wrong for the child to try?

Someone shoul have a serious chat with the 12 year old. That's not okay.

Holy over-reaction.

Breastfeeding is either sexual or it's not. She can't have it both ways. If it's CPS worthy for the 12yo then it's CPS worthy for the mom.

Yeah it'd creep me out and I'd be having a chat with the kid and get parents, but my kid wasn't in danger or being abused. No need to call CPS.

I personally think calling CPS was wrong. I think the 12 y/o needs to be talked to to see if it was just being curious. I mean we all say wanting to BF is natural so maybe it was. IDK I guess I would need to know the kid and more about the situation.

ive seen posts on there of like a 6 year old pretending to breastfeed a doll even a 12 year old i wouldnt think it was weird but the whole no telling thing really gets me

No. I can understand why she was freaked out, honestly I probably would be too, but She should have talked to the girl. She was obviously curious. Yes she told another child not to tell, but that doesn't mean her intent was malicious. Mother needs to talk to the girl and explain that BFing is a natural, beautiful thing between a mother and child and when she grows up she will be able to breast feed her child. No one would be upset if the girl pretended to bottle feed him.

It's not ok at all. I don't think calling cps or whatever was appropriate. I do think the 12 year old probably needs some counseling if this becomes a regular thing.

I definitely agree that it was beyond not ok for the 12 year old to do that. But I'm not sure what CPS is supposed to do about it.

Quoting Viv, Ev & Gwen ♥:" Holy over-reaction. Breastfeeding is either sexual or it's not. She can't have it both ways. If it's ... [snip!] ... me out and I'd be having a chat with the kid and get parents, but my kid wasn't in danger or being abused. No need to call CPS."

This.

Quoting A is Me:" No. I can understand why she was freaked out, honestly I probably would be too, but She should have ... [snip!] ... when she grows up she will be able to breast feed her child. No one would be upset if the girl pretended to bottle feed him."

yeah she will probably never breastfeed when she becomes a mom over all this. with the info given there isnt enough to say it was for sexual purposes.

Quoting Viv, Ev & Gwen ♥:" Holy over-reaction. Breastfeeding is either sexual or it's not. She can't have it both ways. If it's ... [snip!] ... me out and I'd be having a chat with the kid and get parents, but my kid wasn't in danger or being abused. No need to call CPS."

  
I couldn't agree more.

I don't think it is CPS worthy at all.
I would be a little freaked out and disgusted, but I would keep the conversation between those who are involved (12 year old and parents). I don't think she was intending to harm the child in anyway and was most likely just curious about it.

A 12 year old knows better. It's not like a 6 year old "pretending." I'd be super weirded out. It depends on whether I felt like this 12 year old had malicious intent as to whether or not I'd alert authorities. She may not have meant anything by it, she may have. It depends on the character or the girl.

Um, I don't think it's "normal", but I would not be this up in arms about it. I certainly wouldn't call CPS. I would simply ask the 12 year old not to do it anymore.

<blockquote><b>Quoting I love Kenzi:</b>" ive seen posts on there of like a 6 year old pretending to breastfeed a doll even a 12 year old i wouldnt think it was weird but the whole no telling thing really gets me"</blockquote>


But this wasn't a doll.. It was someone's 24 month old :/

Calling CPS was stupid. That was an over reaction.