dh refused my milk

[curious&eager]

I thought I would offer. I got sick with a yucky cold/sinus stuff and was sneezing, coughing, and so achy. DS got mildly sick. I'm sure BF helped as he's already better and but I'm still clogged. I offered some of my breast milk to dh so he have the antibodies and the baby wouldn't get him sick. It seemed logical to me, but dh looked at me like I had two heads and refused. I wonder how much breast milk someone would have to drink to gain my antibodies. It helped the baby. Wouldn't it be cool if vaccines could be made that way, just give the person antibodies to a virus instead of giving them the virus.

[EviesMom]

I've never offered it to DH, but I'm sure that would be his reaction too. Meanwhile, I do give weaned DD pumped milk when she's sick, and I've also used it to de-gunk the kids sinuses and eyes during colds.

[neverdoingitagain]

I've never offered either, but I know his reaction to it

":::"

Anything, anyway to get some nookie

[AVeryGoodYear]

Yeah, there's no way my husband would drink breast milk either.

[CanBoo]

DH tried when he was at wits end after having been sick for weeks on end. At the time, I was at the very end of my last pregnancy and it was all colustrum, two nights and most of his symptoms were gone! He now believes in my superpowers!!!

[honey-lilac]

Just so you don't feel like a complete loony for having offered, I think it was nice and thoughtful of you. DH tasted by breastmilk once or twice. He kind of did it as a joke but I think he was genuinely curious. He said it tasted like pineapples (huh??). I don't think he'd straight up drink any from a cup or something, but you never know. Honestly, if it was all pumped out and such I can't really see casually asking to be bad, I mean, it's milk! Drinking cow's milk isn't any better, yk? It's still milk!! Anyway, don't feel bad. If he didn't want any, he didn't, but I don't think it's weird of you to ask him.

[WeasleyMum]

Sweet of you to offer, but I think most men would have similar reactions. I know my DH would, at least. He is very pro-BF, as supportive as I could ask for, but not in the least interested in trying the goods first-hand.

I think that the concept is just too 'out-there' for most folks, even though it does make sense from an antibody standpoint. Did you read the article in the lastest issue of Mothering, about breastfeeding in Mongolia? Apparently breastmilk is quite popular among people of all ages there.

[transformed]

Lol

[paulamc]

DH has always refused to try when I suggested he have a taste just for fun. Now I'm considering switching the regular (cow's) milk with some of my milk, so when he has his milk in the morning, or with a cookie, he gets mine instead - and see what he says!

[transformed]

can I be honest? I wouldnt even taste my OWN milk.

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

As long as it was straight from the tap dh would have been all over it :

[curious&eager]

Originally Posted by MCatLvrMom2A&X

As long as it was straight from the tap dh would have been all over it :

Too funny! I guess I could have offered that, but that seems weird to me. Poor DH is sick now while the baby and I are feeling better.

[luv-my-boys]

I think, well I know, my DH would react the same way. I've offered it when I still had nurslings and everyone was sick but him to help him "boost" his immunity. He never took me up on it. But that being said DS#1 was once very sick and had been in the ICU recovering. Thankfully he got much better but our pediatrician (who is very bf friendly) asked me to pump for him (at the time DS#1 was about 5 so he had weaned a few yrs before but my youngest was still not completely weaned) let me tell you I really do think it helped to heal his gut (he lots of gastro inst. problems due to the meds and at that point had not eaten "food" in over 2 weeks) So I trully believe in the healing powers of Breastmilk. DS slowly started taking sips and eventually was healthy and healed from his illness. I do believe (and our pediatrician as well) that my antibiodies,nutrition in general helped his illness.

[pumpkin]

DH would never try it. I'm not sure he would even if his other option were starvation. The dude even had to leave the room when I decided to hand express a bit to mix into DD's sweet potatoes.

Thankfully he is super supportive of breastfeeding and has expended great effort to make sure that DD and I are successful.

[CookAMH]

I would not hold that against him. My DH would do the same.

[darcytrue]

Originally Posted by AVeryGoodYear

Yeah, there's no way my husband would drink breast milk either.

same here. I saw a thread on here once where someone said they gave their husband some of their BM because he was sick and I mentioned it to DH and he was like ewww...how disgusting and I knew from that reaction that he would never go for such a thing.

[pumpkinhead]

Originally Posted by curious&eager

Wouldn't it be cool if vaccines could be made that way, just give the person antibodies to a virus instead of giving them the virus.

Some "vaccines" (the're not necessarily vaccines, but they're called that sometimes) are made that way . The RSV vaccine, for example, is just antibodies. The problem is that they only offer transient immunity. Because the body doesn't mount an immune response to the actual virus/bacteria causing the infection, it can't create proper antibodies and can't make memory agains the pathogen.

[curious&eager]

Yeah, I realize that it wouldn't work since the antibodies don't live forever. But, maybe science could overcome that one day.
Oh, I did drink the last ounce of milk that I pumped today and ds didn't eat. It tasted like milk just sweeter. Then I was making mac and cheese and I realized I could have tossed in that amount and it would have been perfect. I didn't want to throw away that lonely ounce.

[pumpkinhead]

I don't drink cow's milk. I have tasted my own breastmilk involuntarily (baby had a mouthfull, sneezed, my mouth was open) and I don't really care for it.

Originally Posted by curious&eager

Yeah, I realize that it wouldn't work since the antibodies don't live forever. But, maybe science could overcome that one day.

They have, at least in the general opinion of most scientists. Vaccines that use adjuvants and pieces of pathogens have overcome this. Unfortunately, the things they use as adjuvants are just as or nastier than the illnesses.

[treespeak]

Originally Posted by pumpkinhead

I don't drink cow's milk. I have tasted my own breastmilk involuntarily (baby had a mouthfull, sneezed, my mouth was open) and I don't really care for it.

Best visual ever!