Comments on: Can Man Breastfeed? http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:31:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: lauredhel http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/comment-page-1/#comment-214774 lauredhel Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:19:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/#comment-214774 I've been searching on this subject for years now, and have never once found a medically verified case report of a healthy man (or an unhealthy one, for that matter) exclusively nourishing an infant. If anyone has found one, do please post it. I've been searching on this subject for years now, and have never once found a medically verified case report of a healthy man (or an unhealthy one, for that matter) exclusively nourishing an infant. If anyone has found one, do please post it.

]]> By: meg http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/comment-page-1/#comment-214163 meg Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:32:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/#comment-214163 L- the breast enlarges much as a woman's does when she's lactating. There's plenty there. L- the breast enlarges much as a woman's does when she's lactating. There's plenty there.

]]> By: Lasse http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/comment-page-1/#comment-213730 Lasse Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:20:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/#comment-213730 I feel that this is something we shouldnt discuss. :-) I feel that this is something we shouldnt discuss. :-)

]]> By: L http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/comment-page-1/#comment-213708 L Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:51:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/#comment-213708 Is it really enough to nourish a baby? Interesting, though. Turns out those male nipples aren't as useless as some people thought. (I've also read about cultures where the men let the babies use their nipples as pacifiers. No milk involved there, but it does serve a purpose.) Is it really enough to nourish a baby? Interesting, though. Turns out those male nipples aren't as useless as some people thought. (I've also read about cultures where the men let the babies use their nipples as pacifiers. No milk involved there, but it does serve a purpose.)

]]> By: meg http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/comment-page-1/#comment-213691 meg Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:34:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/#comment-213691 well, his wife had a double mastectomy so she couldn't...apparently men's milk has the same nutritional and antibiotic properties as any other human milk, so they just wanted what was best I suppose. still a bit odd. to each their own, I guess. well, his wife had a double mastectomy so she couldn't...apparently men's milk has the same nutritional and antibiotic properties as any other human milk, so they just wanted what was best I suppose.

still a bit odd. to each their own, I guess.

]]> By: meg http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/comment-page-1/#comment-213689 meg Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:33:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/#comment-213689 Meh. Learned about this a while ago. There was an entire TV special about an aussie man who did this for both his children. Meh. Learned about this a while ago. There was an entire TV special about an aussie man who did this for both his children.

]]> By: AT http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/comment-page-1/#comment-213597 AT Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:32:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/#comment-213597 Eh, I learned this in high school. As my bio teacher said to me and my friend, "I'll prove to you that boys can lactate if you act up again in my class!" Eh, I learned this in high school. As my bio teacher said to me and my friend, "I'll prove to you that boys can lactate if you act up again in my class!"

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