Chinese policewoman helps quake effort by breastfeeding
Jiang Xiaojuan, Jiangyou County Public Security Bureau in Sichuan is an ordinary civilian police, she was in the picture shelters for the earthquake victims in an earthquake orphans breastfeeding.
CHENGDU, China - A Chinese policewoman is contributing to the country’s massive earthquake relief effort in a very personal way -- by breastfeeding eight babies.
A newspaper in Chengdu, the capital of quake-hit Sichuan province, devoted a special page to the 29-year-old woman, calling her a “hero.”
The woman from the quake-ravaged town of Jiangyou has just had a child herself, the Western Urban Daily said.
She is nursing the children of three women who were left homeless by the quake and are too traumatised to give milk, as well as five orphans, the report said.
The babies who lost their parents have been put in an orphanage which does not have powdered milk, it said.
An estimated 50,000 people were killed in the May 12 earthquake, China’s worst natural disaster in a generation.
UPDATE: Sun Jun 22, 2008
China policewoman promoted for breastfeeding quake babies
A Chinese policewoman who breastfed babies orphaned during last month's earthquake has been given a better job, prompting online protests that promotions should be awarded on merit, not merely for good deeds.
Jiang Xiaojuan, 30, left her own baby with her parents and took part in the disaster relief work, breastfeeding nine babies, earning her the nickname of "the police mum" in the press.
She has since been awarded titles of "hero and model police officer" and "excellent member of the Communist Party," was appointed to the Communist Party of China Committee of the Jiangyou Public Security Bureau and became the bureau's vice commissar, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
Jiangyou, population 850,000, is a city near the epicenter of the May 12 Sichuan quake which killed more than 69,000 people with thousands still missing.
"Many people voiced objections when the Jiangyou government sought public opinion after making the promotion," Xinhua said. "They said an official position should not be used to promote a moral model."
There were also supporters of Jiang's promotion, saying that what she did showed she was a good public servant.
1:56 AM
That is amazing!
5:30 AM
This is truly the definition of a hero-giving life to these poor babies!
7:19 AM
This poignant image brings tears to my eyes. The mothers of those tiny orphans must be smiling from heaven on this beautiful woman. God bless her!
7:28 AM
What an amazing hero! Good on her for helping those babies. :)
11:11 AM
Wow! God bless her! I am crying right now... what a tangible and beautiful way to give!
2:26 PM
This is the definition of a HERO. What an amazing woman.
4:19 PM
Fap fap fap.
8:02 PM
This is the second story I've read in recent months where breastfeeding has saved lives.
If that's not a reason to say no to the bottle, I don't know what is.
9:39 PM
That's awesome! I hope her own baby is alright as well.
9:55 PM
What in incredible and selfless act amidst such a horrible tragedy. God bless this woman and these babies..
11:59 PM
How amazing and beautiful!!!!!
12:52 AM
What a gift! That is amazing to be able to offer such comfort to those wee ones and their mamas. Blessings upon the suffering...
2:08 AM
What an amazing testament to the capabilities of a woman's body.
To have the innate ability to breastfeed not one, but 8 other babies and sustain them!
Women rock!
She has breastmilk, what's your superpower?!
3:01 AM
Wow, that is just so awesome! She really is a hero!!
3:45 AM
I hope more women there and here will follow her example and donate milk where ever they can
4:50 AM
Incredible!!
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6:20 AM
I am so proud to be a part of the breastfeeding community after a story like this.
Way to go mama, may many blessings rain down on her.
What an amazing wonman!
GOT MILK?
7:10 AM
She is definitely a hero!!! Go BREASTMILK!!!
7:43 AM
Awesome! What a blessing she is to those babies!!!!
8:14 AM
That is just awesome! What a wonderful and selfless person. God bless her. I'm nursing one and that alone is trying, let along 8! What a blessing to those babies.
9:00 AM
Amazing!! What a wonderful thing she is doing :)
10:17 AM
Nothing beats motherly love!
10:29 AM
Amazing Selfless & kind gesture
10:37 AM
Babies were born to breastfeed. Thank God for a caring, concerned public servant like this policewoman. And now we see the lifesaving qualities of human milk.
You go Mom!
1:50 PM
wow! God BLESS HER! After all those horrible news I finally see something good coming out of this disaster. She is a TRUE Hero!!!! :)
3:08 PM
I'm amazed and in awe, and want to help her! I've got milk, lots of mamas have milk. Let's help these babies. Can we find out how and where to send more milk to sustain these babies?
7:07 PM
She is awesome. How wonderful of her to give these children what they need.
She is a "hero" in the greatest sense of the word.
God bless her
7:43 PM
A truly amazing story and a truly amazing woman!
7:52 PM
wow,I am in awe:) she is a WONDERFUL CARING woman.I agree,the mothers must be smiling from heaven at her.We need more people like her:*) to bring YOURSELF in a face of tragedy and breathe life to those babies.What a blessing she is.
11:32 PM
I got chills reading this story. This is one amazing woman! Breastfeeding is so awesome!
1:48 AM
That is absolutely amazing! To give of yourself in such a way is incredibly selfless. WOW :)
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2:26 AM
And some people insist you can't nurse twins. Hah! Way to go! "Hero" is the right word for her!
Mama's milk is the standard by which artificial milks should be judged (not the other way around).
2:52 AM
That is totally wicked! (As my kids would say, LOL)
Makes me want to go and lend my breasts to those poor orphaned children too.
Go Breastmilk!
5:00 AM
She is truly a superwoman!
Kudos for the care she is giving to those babies, and God bless her!
She should be an inspiration to any nursing mother - she is to me.
7:47 AM
This woman is a hero to me and I look up to her in deepest way.
Those babies are innocent victims of such a disaster and have no idea that their lives are being saved by truly an angel on earth.
8:30 AM
Gives NEW meaning to a police womans job of saving lives, doesn't it. She is an inspiration to all nursing woman. I send her my respect and love.
11:41 AM
She is the epitome of service and compassion. I am in awe of her. And as a breastfeeding mum myself I completely understand this gift. You have milk and you can give it, When babies don't have their mamas or their mamas can't give them their milk, you give. An overflowing fountain of love.
12:52 PM
That is remarkable and reminds me of a t-shirt I saw with the caption:
I make milk. What's your super power?
3:29 PM
I have tried (in vain) to donate over 100 oz. of frozen breastmilk to 3 different milk banks, but they won't accept it because it was collected PRIOR to my becoming a donor w/ their organization. How crazy is that??? That is a lot of milk that could help a lot of babies. I obviously still have enough for an army! Any ideas??
4:35 PM
What more proof do we need that Angels walk among us. This truly inpirational women is giving the gift of life. I would like to see who these children grow up to be, They have been saved by an Angel for future greatness.
6:04 PM
wow..how amazing.....especially in asia...that she dare to gave breastfeeding in a open public!!
11:28 PM
If only we could GET THIS, here in America. Will it take an earthquake?
12:30 AM
Does anyone know how to volunteer to do this? I have been trying to for days and don't know where to look?
1:40 AM
america will NEVER get this. we don't need an earthquake, we experienced this with hurricane katrina and all of the poor babies who had formula and no water.
what a hero!!!
2:21 AM
SO AWSOME .SHE IS A UNSELFISH WOMAN . WILLING TO PROVIDE NUTRIANTS & LIFE TO OTHERS HOW SHE CAN..
4:33 AM
God bless this woman. She ensures that these babies will do well in the face of terrible odds and her milk is free, warm and sterile. They should find more like her.
Makes me proud to breastfeed (as if I wasn't already).
6:12 AM
Some of you wonderful mothers asked how you can help. While the chance of another country accepting milk is slim, we still need help here in America. Please go to: http://www.hmbana.org/ and find the bank closest to you. Jump through their hoops with the knowledge that there needs to be regulation to make sure recipients know what they are receiving :) And share positive stories like this!
Pauli in Denver, CO
3:52 PM
How amazing.....
Hope the woman can save the baby's en that they have a wonderfull live ahead....
Regmar, Holland
7:24 PM
to echo what everyone on here has said - what a totally amazing woman. I would hope that someone would step up like that for mine if anything happened to me.
And am in total agreement with Adam & Holly - who says feeding twins is difficult??!! She certainly rocks.
I love the comment - she has breastmilk, what is your power!! Love it!!
2:23 AM
What an amazing woman! That is one of the most selfless things i've ever heard. Breastfeeding rocks!!!
4:49 AM
What an awesome thing to do!
10:17 AM
no engorgement issues there, i'll bet! ;)
5:20 AM
What an amazing story!
1:10 AM
God will Bless this woman! She has shown the compassion that he teaches us to have for all our brothers and sisters no matter what their faith!
4:17 PM
May God give her more milk so she can help these babies and their moms more!
4:20 PM
That made me cry. I wish I can do something like that someday...
1:31 AM
Good Job! :)
10:35 AM
Too bad the US caused the quake in the first place with HAARP. Check it out.
8:41 PM
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