breast feeding fathers???

[oatcake]

dh obviously has nothing to do at work and sent me this link (sorry, do not understand in the slightest how to link it - clear instructions appreciated):

www.unhinderedliving.com/nursingfather.html

did you know men could breastfeed?

[NameChangingMancMidlander]

I know this is a bit of a double standard, but ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

[RTKangaMummy]

I saw something on TV last week or week before with a bloke breast feeeding with a contraption thingy

[Snugs]

That would have been Chuck on ER

[Gwenick]

RT - that was on ER wans't it

I have to admit I think 'ewwwww' too - can you imagine how painful it must before them - ideally they should have some of the breast in their mouth too - but men don't have breasts so they'd be sucking on the nipple alone - OUCH!

[NameChangingMancMidlander]

I saw that too, Kanga. Was it a comedy show ?

Men breastfeeding just strikes me as unnatural and makes me go a bit 'funny'. All that nipple hair

[NameChangingMancMidlander]

Ah, missed the ER ref.

[RTKangaMummy]

yes that was it er when carter went into the staff room

I have looked at link and it was not on contraption it was from him

[oatcake]

no excuse not to share night feeds now, huh?

btw, this URL from dh came after a conversation with his colleague about a film clip they'd found of some japanese advert they had of a very contented looking cat, suckling from a japanese woman.

double eeeeuuuughhh!

[RTKangaMummy]

teeth

[NameChangingMancMidlander]

ick

[RTKangaMummy]

would make interesting answers

if dads asked in shops/restaurants

where he could go to breastfeed his baby????

[cathncait]

I am finding this really hard to believe. Is this for real? Do men really have milk glands?
oh, and ewwwwwwww from me too

[RTKangaMummy]

I suppose if they were XXY with extra chomosme

they may have glands

[Yurtgirl]

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[PrettyCandles]

Men do have the glands - they can get breast cancer, just like women. They can lactate, too. That's how it was found that domperidone can be used to enhance lactation in women, because it was given to men (for indigestion, I think) and had the side effect of making them leak . Nothing to do with their XY chromosomes.

[RTKangaMummy]

PC I stand corrected

just thought it the XXY thing may be it.

But it is funny to think about it,

Men using breast pads to stop it staining their shirts

[Bozza]

But to use breast pads they would have to wear a bra....

[RTKangaMummy]

[PrettyCandles]

Dh was thoroughly shocked and disbelieving when I told him this, but later that evening I caught him examining his nipples....

[oatcake]

I can't imagine you can get a good latch. Does this have to mean that mean actually grow man boobs?

[Yurtgirl]

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