Comments on: Today’s Question: Can Men Breastfeed?

By: Don Jones

Don Jones — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:22:03 +0000

For all of you that question if a man can lactate and breastfeed, the answer is yes. I have been able since I was in my 50’s to start and stop breast milk. Also I have breastfeed not one but two babies.
Don

By: anita

anita — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:28:30 +0000

It shouldn’t, but the idea of a man lactating just does not sit quite well with me… If a woman, why not a man?

Anyway, this is TOO funny…a man breastfeeding…:D

By: jack

jack — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:12:00 +0000

Can you say… Its time for your breast reduction Sir!

By: Benita

Benita — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:07:00 +0000

Maybe the red brick road goes to Kumbricia’s cave? (from “Wicked”)

And this idea of lactating in times of need reminds me of “Grapes of Wrath”!

By: aidan

aidan — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:05:00 +0000

is this really true? xD

By: Momo

Momo — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:31:00 +0000

Men having breasts and mammary glands isn’t actually a natural “backup plan” per se, because the female gender is the template for all human beings. All humans are female to start with and the Y chromosome is what turns boys into boys. They also still have an X chromosome. Interestingly, women only have the X and no Y. Men have nipples because they started out life in the womb as a female template.

It is a great thing that men can lactate, though.

Also, the comment above about breasts getting “bigger and bigger” was quite misguided and is representative of just how ignorant men are about breasts. How exactly should an orgasm make a breast bigger, anyway? The only way a breast size can increase is by making the fat cells bigger or through lactation which will fill the milk ducts with milk (and this can only be temporary because the milk has to come out or it will stop producing.) Breast implants do not actually make a breast bigger. The breast will be the same size with a bag of saline next to it.

By: Eloise

Eloise — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:59:00 +0000

I think the whole idea of a man being able to breastfeed a baby is the coolest thing I have ever heard! It’s like Mother Nature was smart enough to create a backup plan in case something happened to the mother. How clever! Now we know why men have nipples and that they actually WORK.

Does anyone know if there is video proof of a man lactating and feeding a baby? I’d love to see it.

By: MrsHashBrown

MrsHashBrown — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:13:00 +0000

I would NEVER want my husband to nurse because I’d miss out. I didn’t care for it the first six weeks, but it got much better in the seventh week. And now I absolutely love the time I spend nursing my little tater tot. . .which is a good thing as he won’t take a bottle. I guess that’s a downside to nursing exclusively. But he started to drink from a cup at 5 1/2 months.

By: Angel

Angel — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:12:00 +0000

Sorry folks, but men CAN NOT have babies. The MAN you are referring to is NOT a man. Its a biological female. You know…uterus and all. She just chopped her breasts off! So……..she is still a she! Till she lops that uterus out, and packs on a penis, she is still a SHE! LOL….

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:17:00 +0000

omg Bethany thats so creepy…I asked myself the exact same question last night!

I didnt know men could breastfeed O.o Id heard of women doing it without being preg but wow….men? Maybe should go with the others and make my guy breastfeed if we ever have our own kid *lol*