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Professional wet nurse: Don't call me wet nurse

By Coldness Kwan (Chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-07-26 17:06

"Don't call me wet nurse," 24-year-old young mom Xiong Baoxia, the first professional wet nurse in South China's Guangdong Province titled her first on-line blog story and most netizens who have read her blog stories turned to support her, Chinabroadcast.cn reportd.

Xiong Baoxia, named by news media and netizens as A Xia excited wide public attention since she was reported to work as a professional wet nurse. A majority of the public, including sociology experts, questioned the legality of the job.

However, A Xia's current employer has renewed the contract with her.

"I simply hope the kid I feed a healthy growth and I will go on with the road I have chosen," A Xia wrote at the end of the story titled "Don't call me wet nurse".

A Xia's blog was opened July 23, 2006 and her first story had hit 100,000 page views by July 25, ranking the 41st among the most popular blog stories on that day.

In her story, A Xia said she never expected to face such great pressure from the public before because she just chose the job out of simple mind.

A Xia (back) plays with Yuan Yuan, the kid she is feeding. [chinabroadcast.cn]

"People seem to think wet nurses are bad moms, who leave their own babies unfed to earn money," A Xia said in her story, "If not for some "reasons", no mom will go to feed others' children under a bad name", she responded to those who opposed her.

A Xia told her "reason" is that the kid she is feeding needs her and she loves the kid, named Yuan Yuan.

"Yuan Yuan's family is not that well-off. The four-member family live on a total monthly income of no more than 3,000 yuan and now they have to count me in," A Xia expressed sympathy for her employer's living status.

A Xia's blog draw numerous viewers, and plenty of backing as well.

A netizen wished Yuan Yuan well and happy while another said A Xia's job is also for children's health.

By explaining why she turned to blog stories, A Xia said she tried to relief herself out of the pressure from public rather than parading herself.