No Stupid Questions

You can buy breast milk in America.

I would rather get it straight from the jugs instead of out of a jug.

One thing I've heard mentioned is that the vegan restriction on animal milk is actually about consent, which humans can give (especially when paid), so human milk can be vegan. That opens up the possibility of vegan cheese, butter, etc. but as true dairy products. Seems like an untapped niche to me.

No, I'll keep on getting mine from the fridge at work.

I would, but I also think this would turn bad as soon as this was a big commercially available thing.The people pumping would probably be exploited to the point their kids actually needing the milk would get less.

I've drank person milk from two different people. It's pretty thin and watery, but sweeter than cow's milk. On the whole I don't feel like I'm missing anything by not having more of it.

It is for sale commercially. Hella expensive! $107 for 50 ml.

https://www.innov-research.com/products/single-donor-human-breast-milk

Now you can get it from private individuals for less - a buck or two per ounce, plus overnight shipping. But there are no food safety guarantees. You have no idea who the donor is, what kind of diet they have (may be an issue if you have food or drug allergies), or their health. That's why it's not recommended by the FDA.

Nah. I switched from cow milk to plant milk a couple years ago and while it wasn’t awesome at first, once I discovered oat milk my troubles were over. It’s so damn good. I don’t see how human milk would be an improvement.

I assumed the only reason we don't already is because of the ethical issues with subjecting human women to the practices that make bovine milk economical.

All milk is breast milk.

Well, idk about buying but I'll start selling

Maybe if it had a sexy mascot or something

all milk comes from breasts

edit: oh, human breasts. no, as i've heard it tastes gross.

I wouldn't buy it, but if that industry needs people to help with the milking part I might be available.

I tasted it when my wife was pregnant. Not disgusting, but not something I'd go out of my way for.

So many issues here... Is the harvesting consensual? Are children being deprived?

Probably not, I don't even drink cows milk any more. Not because I'm vegan or anything like that, just purely for practical reasons. Cow milk goes off at the drop of a hat but I always manage to get through all my oat milk or almond milk without it turning.

Having tasted breast milk as an adult: Nah. Unless I get to have it directly from the titty, it's not something I would choose to drink.

I don't see an issue with it, aside from the fact that it would almost certainly be ridiculously expensive. It's likely more hygienic than cow or goat milk, and you know that the people doing it would be doing so at least as consensually as anyone does any labor in a capitalist society.

Nope. If you were to do something useful to it, though - like turning it into yoghurt or cheese - I might give it a try.

No. It’s not good for your health, as an adult. It also tastes salty. I had to pump breast milk from myself years ago, after each of my two children were born. Not only is it a pain to pump breast milk, but it doesn’t taste very good. I sampled some of it from the medela graduated cylinders I used for storing my milk. My son was having stomach problems and my husband and I were going back and forth about the causes of it. Maybe it was the bottles, maybe they’re shaped wrong, maybe it’s the formula I’m supplementing with because I’m not able to pump as much as I would like to since I work, or maybe it was because breast milk tastes bad. Yes, that last argument was what led me to say that my breast milk was not worse than the Nutramigen formula for newborns with stomach issues. I tasted the milk and the formula. Breast milk has a saltier taste.

I'd certainly try it

For the novelty. Especially if it comes from someone who is on dilaudid