so many uses for "booju"

****WARNING- this may be TMI for some folks...

if you are grossed out by the natural process of breastfeeding of coarse ;-)  ****

Since the day I found out I was pregnant until the moment I gave birth, I was mentally and physically preparing myself for breastfeeding my daughter. I went to the classes, read up everything I could get my hands on (or eyes on), took my vitamins, watched what I was putting in my body (for the most part... let's face it- no honest pregnant woman can avoid the cravings for mint & chip or bean & cheese burritos)... anyway, point being- I was determined to breastfeed and be successful no matter how tough it turned out. Whether it was all the mental and physical prepping, or just pure luck, I found breastfeeding came pretty easy... and I seemed to be a human milk machine (making enough for triplets if I had them!)... I was pumping and dumping for a couple months, until my girlfriends started giving me a hard time about throwing "liquid gold" down the sink... at that point I started stashing my abundant supply in my dad's deep freezer for "just in case" moments.
When Jayme was barely 2 months old, my nephew (in overzealous and clumsy 2yr old fashion) poked her in the eye... Ryan and I freaked out at his carelessness after several warnings, but the worst part was not even 24 hours later she developed some funky discharge from that same eye (looked like pink-eye). As new parents desperate to find a remedy, we went to the most trusted source... Google of coarse! After cross-checking several sites (some more reliable than others), we opted to try the suggested breast-milk in the eye.... NO JOKE, all the goop cleared up within 10 hours (I squirted milk in her eye 3 times in the course of those 10 hours)! Ryan proceeded to check other uses for breast-milk out of curiosity.... apparently this stuff really is LIQUID GOLD! Breast milk is not only the best way to feed your  infant, apparently this nourishing substance has the ability to heal and protect the body as well (not just baby!) To spare you any lengthier of a post, I will just share some of the most interesting uses.... glad I started stocking up ;-)

• Pink Eye (know several people who swear by this, and I am a believer after J's experience)
• Plugged Eye Ducts
• Ear Infections
• Sore/Cracked Nipples (I never needed Lanisoh)
• Mosquito and Ant Bites
• Acne/Eczema/Diaper rash (I have personally seen the amazing affect it can have on rashes- cleared up a rash on J's face, and acne- not mine, but my sister was brave enough to try as a last resort...and this is when we came up with the term "booju" [pronounced BOO-JEW] - breast milk > boob juice > booju- since we thought it was weird enough to put breast milk on one's face, it sounds less disgusting if you give it a Frenchy/fancy name)
• Immunity Boost (There are some studies about breast milk being used for cancer patients, I'm reading more into this in an effort to convince my mother-in-law to try it)
• Scratches, Burns, Gouges, and Scrapes (another one I've tried on myself and all I can say is... Neosporin watch out!)
• Chapped lips/skin

I am intrigued by the amount of awesomeness in something so natural! This is definitely something I will continue to research and update... If you have a use, example, or breast milk/ booju story, please share!