First, allow me to express my annoyance with a choice of terms. Breast milk is a redundancy. Milk, be it from cows, humans, goats, monkeys, or rats, all comes from
breasts of some kind. “Breast milk” is like saying “tree apples.”
The human milk I tasted was kind of watery, like skim milk. Not bad, but I wouldn’t go out and buy a carton.
On the subject of other bodily secretions: Yes, food definitely affects flavor. I had a girlfriend who ate lots of garlic, and her flavor was strong. Fortunately, I love garlic!
Coldfire, cover your keyboard! I don’t want to be responsible for another one. When I was nursing every time I had an orgasm my milk would let down. This was not something I used in sexual play, nor did my husband. But I can imagine that some men might find it exciting and like it. If it is there and pouring out like mine did then I can bet you there is a man out there willing to drink it.
Well, I don’t know if it’s common to do it intentionally, but I’ll bet everyone who has nursed a baby or whose wife has nursed a baby has tasted some inadvertently.
“Sherlock Holmes once said that once you have eliminated the
impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be
the answer. I, however, do not like to eliminate the impossible.
The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it that the merely improbable lacks.”
– Douglas Adams’s Dirk Gently, Holistic Detective
Loudon Wainwright III was on Austin City Limits a few weeks ago and did a song about human milk. It was funny, but when they panned into the audience it was obvious some of the families attending were uneasy.
I knew a vegan woman who wouldn’t breast feed her child, she used soy milk instead. Is that normal for vegan folk? What’s the reasoning behind that? Just curious.
What kind of people would yake their kids to a Louden Wainwright show? He’s well known to be quite racey and crude. Very, very funny, but definately not kid material.
I’ve tasted breast milk when each of my daughters were born. I really like the sweetness of it. Once you get over the initial “weirdness” of what you’re doing, it’s quite enjoyable and sensual. I don’t know if I’d go so far as to bottle it and put it on my ceral, but it is quite good “on tap”.
The topic of the morning radio show I listen to a few weeks ago was Things You Haven’t Admitted to Anyone. Of course, this opened the floodgates for people that felt the need to share these personal things.
One woman called in and said that after she breast-feeds her infant, she nurses herself. Her breasts are big enough that she can do it, and she enjoys the milk.
I thought this was disgusting beyond words, but I’ve never had a child. So, I asked my best friend (who is on baby #3) if she thought it was as gross as I did. She agreed.
Well, drinking it in the name of science and general interest so to speak is fine with me. I was referring to the 10 feet squirting contests that some posters described…