Why don't we all drink human breastmilk?

Consider all diary is alien to the human body depending on who you listen to 60- 90% of humans are allergic to it in one way or form

Soooo is there any ladies on after hours willing to volunteer

conorh91 wrote: »

When you look at this, don't you think it's pretty weird that we find these membranes delicious and nutritious?

No, we've been eating all these things for longer than we've been this species. It's like saying it's weird dogs eat dead birds, they eat dog food don't they.

foggy_lad wrote: »

Production of cows milk involves the killing of most of the male and many of the female calves born to the cows by shooting them in the head.

There might be a slight public outcry to thousands of babies being killed daily.

Is this really true? I'm discusted if it is.

I'm already a vegetarian, might just have to go vegan. I'm also breastfeeding and it's takes about 20 minutes to pump a couple of ounces of breast milk so dint think it's for the mass market.

Cainer wrote: »

Is this really true? I'm discusted if it is.
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yip, millions of them - about 600,000 in Victoria alone for an idea

millions of male baby chicks too - haven't much value for the business

( bit sudden - heed warning !!! )

ok before this gets too silly, I know it's AH and all......


Conor ye, if you stop and think about it, it is very weird to drink cows milk that is food for baby cows. However drinking human milk is not the answer Cows like women only produce milk during pregnancy for the purposes of feeding their respective babies. Cows and women don't continue to produce milk beyond the time necessary for the babies to grow because.......... we don't need it! It's not necessary, it's just a habit. But we still like using milk so thankfully we have so many alternatives like soy milk, almond milk, rice milk, oat milk, hemp milk etc etc, there's so many now. So why would you still use cows milk?

Rosy Posy wrote: »

For ladies who pump and dump after a night out I always wondered if it would be possible to make alcoholic breastmilk icecream!

Ice-cream yes, alcoholic no. So little alcohol passes into breastmilk when the woman drinks that, she'd probably have to overdose on booze in order for her milk to make anyone even a little tiddly. (Though then she'd be dead and couldn't produce milk, so it's definitely not a goer.) Pump and dump is old, refuted advice for nursing women but the slogan is catchy so people still stick to it. In reality you can just drink reasonable amounts and keep feeding on demand.

I have drank my breastmilk and once you get over comparing it to cows' milk it really is quite delicious. Unlike cow's milk, which has an extremely mild flavour, breastmilk has a strong, dark flavours. It's sweet but complex and will vary in taste depending on all sorts of factors, from what I've been eating, to the time of day or how recently my son last nursed. I drank the most of it when I was away from my son overnight and had to express throughout the night for relief, so I drank it rather than waste it. It was great as I had a cold and sore throat at the time and the milk immediately took away the pain in my throat, so I snorted a little and my sinuses cleared within minutes.

While it's not ever going to be a normal adult human food stuff it's medicinal uses should be explored further and if milk bank donations increase enough, used beyond just feeding babies. Having spent a lot of time in the last year around someone in the end stage of terminal cancer, I know that getting sufficient, easily digestible nutrition is very difficult for many very ill people and breastmilk is just about the most nutritious and easily digestible food there is. If provided to people who are having difficulty eating but who badly need sustenance it could provide relief from pain and while helping their bodies get the energy they need.