And what was the texture? Was it anything like cow’s milk?
Yes.
I honestly don’t recall. I was very very young at the time, and I’ve long since forgotten.
Yes, and it’s sweet, not at all like cow’s milk.
Kinda like a nipple.
Tasted like chicken milk to me.
Okaaay, allow me to clarify for all the smart alecks on the Board: Have you tried it as an adult?
Yes (no, you don’t get details on how/why ); it’s much thinner than cow’s milk, and very sweet tasting. I can’t tell much about the texture, because I wasn’t exactly drinking a glass of the stuff, but it seemed fairly smooth and non-chalky.
It leaves a very nice mustache.
Sounds like human’s milk would go better in an omelette than cow’s milk, but it would probably take a woman’s entire lifetime supply of eggs to make just one.
I’m guessing the Pope wouldn’t order that kind of omelette. Probably wouldn’t even have a glass of that kind of milk, either, the old fuddy-duddy.
I’ve tried to drink the milk. It just doesn’t come out when it doesn’t want to, though, no matter how hard you suck.
It’s thinner and sweeter than cow’s milk.
There are some firsthand reports in this thread.
Last time I got cookie crumbs everywhere.
I’ve been told that it is insanely sweet, as mentioned before. Mmmmm mmmmmm!
Once on the TV show “Friends” a person described the taste as being like canteloope juice. I’d concur. Sweet. However, I’ve never taken a big swig so I can’t speak to the texture.
Mmmmm… speaking to the texture.
I’m nursing a 9 month old right now and have had occasion to try a sip of my own milk (to see if it was spoiled). It is very sweet, and rich and smooth. If you leave it to sit the fat rises to the top very quickly, much faster than it would in a glass of whole cow’s milk.
Twiddle
Is it colored white?
That’s because it’s not homgenized, Twiddle, like cow’s milk that’s distributed for resale is.
The foremilk, or the first milk to be expressed, is thin. The hind milk is much richer, however, almost like heavy whipping cream. Refrigerated breast milk will, like Twiddle described, will have a layer on top so thick it’s akin to clotted cream.
Depends. In the early weeks after giving birth, it is often more yellowish than white. Then, as time goen on and the baby grows, the percent of fat changes in the milk. As JuanitaTech and twiddle have described, it separates, so the bottom layer is generally bluish, like skim (cow’s) milk, while the hindmilk is, well, cream-colored.
And, yes, I have tasted it. It is sweet.
OK, I just want to know if it is wrong of me to wonder where I can get some to put in my morning coffee.