Can Men Breast Feed A Baby ???

[Sandy]

Lactation is something I've always had a distant yearning for.  But only if I was feeding a child with it.  The image of me nursing my infant is a dream that may always be such.  Although I feel that having the sensation of lactation and the let down reflex would be interesting.

I was on prolactin for about a year in addition to my regular estrodial.  But that was more in an attempt to increase my breast growth.  The doctor did warn me that I might start spontaneous lactation.  After a year and no growth or lactation I gave it up.  *sigh*

Erocse, you certainly know how to perk up an otherwise dull evening.  Thanks!

-Sandy(don't squirt that in your eye!)

[jmaxley]

Wow.  Interesting topic.  I've been the not-so-proud owner of a set of chest danglies for over two decades and have never lactated.  I didn't even know it could happen if a person wasn't pregnant.  I think if the chest appendages started producing even a drop of milk, I'd pass out.

[Nicky]

I was lactating for awhile. Not a whole lot, but I guess if I worked at it I would get more.

My exwife gave me all her left over breast pads lol.

I would talk about it at morning tea at work and ask people if they liked theirs shaken or stirred, clock-wise or anti-clickwise. Shake shake...lol.

I liked the taste of mine too. But it seems to have stopped, my body must have adjusted to my hormone level now.

[sarahla]

Cool!

Great topic.  Thank you for sharing it.  Although I never talk about it (here or elsewhere), lactating has always been a dream of mine.  I thought that it was possible, but did not know of anyone that did or how to do it.

That means that one day that I can lactate too.  Yippee!

[Midana]

This is unheard of. This explains why all men have nipples and there got be some logicistal reason why men have nipples in the first place.

[Nicky]

Men have nipples because we ALL start life as female but some portion of the population mutates in the womb into males.
And then some of us, well, you know the rest of the story...

biologically speaking, I think female is considered the base human design, more or less. Men are a variation of this design. At least I read that somewhere. Shrug.

Either way Male breasts don't produce milk unless they grow the glandular tissue. This is unlikely to happen without hormone therapy or some other hormone imbalance going on.

[Cindy]

Ah, but can they change nappies

OK just stirring

Cindy

[cynthialee]

Men tend to produce less milk than females but to make up for that mens milk is much richer.
Men have the ability to lactate, probably as a species preserving trait. Many women die in childbirth. If a man places an infant to his breast it will take 2-3 days of suckling to get him too drop milk. Just in time to save the baby in many circumstances. Neato eh?

[Mrs Erocse]

Cynthialee, you are right it is   "Neato". 

[cynthialee]

Sevan;
What is the hangup? It is by humans for humans. I have tasted milk, mine and other womens and it is sweet. Nursing from a woman is as natural as can be. As too cooking with it...
I am a chef, I am now intrigued. At first I was a tad shocked to think but my cooking mojo is more interested than I can be grossed out.

The main question I am thinking on is that I would love to see what a cheese made from human milk would taste like.....

[erocse]

The main question I am thinking on is that I would love to see what a cheese made from human milk would taste like.....

Hmmmm, what would the advertising campaign on that one sound like....... "The best cheese comes from happy transexuals".

   

  Hugs, Erocse

[cynthialee]

I love it!

LOL

[cynthialee]

after a few minutes of research seems that yes indeed human milk can be ussed to make cheese.

[moonrise]

Alright, I have to ask.  This is something I have been interested in and have read plenty about it.  From what I can tell, to induce lactation there has to be regular stimulation (breast pumping) every few hours for several weeks.  Or it can be drug induced.  Are you girls seeing this lactation 'without' a change in your HRT?  I really don't want to be messing with my prescription to experience this when I can just get milk for my coffee from the store!

Rylee

[cynthialee]

I started lactating very soon after starting HRT. But like I said all the women in my family lactate regardless of pregnacy or not.

When my hormones change the amount of milk changes. I have had days when I was so full I was leaking and other days I can only get a few drops.

[E]

biologically speaking, I think female is considered the base human design, more or less. Men are a variation of this design. At least I read that somewhere. Shrug.

It's more like the "base design" is somewhere in between, but weighted towards the female side. But an embryo with no specific external stimulation will become female, and one with added T becomes male, so it's more a point of semantics than anything else.

[Colleen Ireland]

Men tend to produce less milk than females but to make up for that mens milk is much richer.
Men have the ability to lactate, probably as a species preserving trait. Many women die in childbirth. If a man places an infant to his breast it will take 2-3 days of suckling to get him too drop milk. Just in time to save the baby in many circumstances. Neato eh?

What's all this "men" and "man" stuff?  I assume you're not talking about yourself... Erocse... Cynthia... Cindy... ?? 

[E]

What's all this "men" and "man" stuff?  I assume you're not talking about yourself... Erocse... Cynthia... Cindy... ?? 

Ummm... no, I'd assume she's referring to people like George W. Bush, Robin Williams, Vladimir Putin, Joe D. Average... you know - men?

(And if you just now got the mental image of Bush or Putin breastfeeding an infant... you're welcome .)

[cynthialee]

I said men and I meant men.
It also goes without saying that we trans-"WOMEN" can lactate.

[Colleen Ireland]

(And if you just now got the mental image of Bush or Putin breastfeeding an infant... you're welcome .)

Ugh... "thanks", I think...?