Harlequin
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The male human body is physiologically capable of producing milk of the same sort a human female produces in order to produce a child. There are a lot of different reasons that humans -- and mammals in general -- don't use this as a child-rearing strategy, but it's physiologically possible for tons and tons of mammals including humans. (The Dyak fruit bat might be an exception that has male lactation as a natural part of its lifestyle, but wev.)
Now, humans are unique in the animal kingdom because we're capable of doing things that run entirely contrary to our evolutionary programming. We already do it all the time, but that's a different issue. Now, with the right hormone supplements a human male can produce enough milk to feed a baby on his own. Our science has advanced to a point where we could allow men to breastfeed babies. There'd be a bunch of reasons for this, including but not limited to a healthier baby and closer bonding with the child for the father.
The question I ask is: do you think this will ever happen? ALSO would you let/encourage your male partner to breastfeed/breastfeed yourself/if lesbian encourage your female partner who didn't give birth to breastfeed using manual stimulation or hormones?
Why? Why not?
I personally think it'd be a really interesting development. It'd put men and women on a more equal footing when it comes to raising a child, it'd be really useful for gay/lesbian families (one mother often complains about not feeling close to the child, gay parents never get that closeness (like heterosexual men)) and I might be willing to try it. I don't know!
Now, humans are unique in the animal kingdom because we're capable of doing things that run entirely contrary to our evolutionary programming. We already do it all the time, but that's a different issue. Now, with the right hormone supplements a human male can produce enough milk to feed a baby on his own. Our science has advanced to a point where we could allow men to breastfeed babies. There'd be a bunch of reasons for this, including but not limited to a healthier baby and closer bonding with the child for the father.
The question I ask is: do you think this will ever happen? ALSO would you let/encourage your male partner to breastfeed/breastfeed yourself/if lesbian encourage your female partner who didn't give birth to breastfeed using manual stimulation or hormones?
Why? Why not?
I personally think it'd be a really interesting development. It'd put men and women on a more equal footing when it comes to raising a child, it'd be really useful for gay/lesbian families (one mother often complains about not feeling close to the child, gay parents never get that closeness (like heterosexual men)) and I might be willing to try it. I don't know!