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    Husband lives on wife's breast milk. Why? Because it's delicious.

    http://donthaveacowcurtis.blogspot.com/Curtis has a lot of work ahead of him if he's planning on whittling down this over-abundance …
    Man can not live on bread alone. Breast milk, maybe. A blogger named Curtis is going to find out, as he embarks on a diet consisting only of his wife's breast milk.

    "Much more hungry yesterday, 104 ounces consumed, roughly 3120 calories," he writes on his blog Don't Have a Cow Curtis, where he and his wife, Kate, are tracking his daily diet. (Update: as of Friday morning, Curtis' site has been taken down.)

    Curtis came up with the unique meal plan after the birth of his child nine months ago left his wife with an excess of frozen breast milk. They tried donating their stock but milk bank regulations and shipping fees prevented it. Besides, Curtis actually likes breast milk.

    "I see nothing disgusting or wrong with drinking my own species milk (especially that of my wife), it is nothing more than a healthy meal," he writes. He also says it's a handy digestive aid, and is much easier on his stomach than cow's milk. But how does it taste?

    "Sometimes bitter, which I have become accustomed to, sometimes very sweet," he explains. "The milk also in some cases has a chalky precipitate that settled out during thawing which we are not sure if it is just a natural occurrence or if it can be attributed to 'freezer burn'."

    At 6'4" and 185 pounds, Curtis figures he's got to drink about 66 ounces of his wife's milk to get the 2,000 calories a day he needs to stay nourished and maintain his weight. By day three, he's started to get mildly hungry and a touch gassy ("luckily it isn't too rank," he writes). If you're curious about his bowel movements, so is he. We'll probably find out come day five. In the meantime, he's just kicking back the cold ones and loving it.

    "I am really enjoying the milk now and am always surprised how each glass tastes different," writes Curtis on day 3.

    Not everyone is loving this family's waste management program. "Truly asinine," is how Yale Prevention Center's Dr. David Katz describes the diet to ABC News. "There is no basis in all of nature to infer that it is optimal food for adult mammals of any species."

    Other advocates for breast milk donations are upset that the couple isn't working harder to find a way to share their stock with needy kids. But Curtis and Kate's project might actually do a lot of good for the cause. Already, the attention they've gotten has raised awareness about milk bank donations. And Kate, who plans on breastfeeding not just her husband but her baby daughter until she self-weens, is fielding emails from readers in need of donations.

    "We do wish the milk could go to someone who values the hard work and love that went into pumping this milk," she writes. "We want the milk to go to someone who truly wants and needs the milk and not someone who is just going to waste it."

    For now, that someone is Curtis. Loving husband. Doting dad. Breast milk junkie.

    Related:
    How moms are sharing breast milk
    Breast milk donation: consider it
    Human breast milk from a cow: the future of feeding
    London shop to sell breast milk ice cream



     

    148 comments

    • dog  •  6 months ago
      What's the problem folks, if he drank that much cow's or goat's or any other animals milk you would'nt be commenting negatively. Ya'all just sexualizing everthing!
    • TomG  •  7 months ago
      No way would I take it frozen ,it would need to come from a soft breast ,with a good chance of hot
      sex to follow and ,perhaps, an oreo for desert !
    • lee j  •  8 months ago
      i could drink it if I had it stright from the tit lol I have drank my ex wifes by accident when she left some in the fridge when the kids were little, I didnt care for it cold but right from the nipple is ok
    • SweetnPetite's Sweets ...  •  8 months ago
      I've tasted my friends breast milk just out of curiosity and surpisingly it was quite sweet.
    • Sue  •  8 months ago
      In his defense, in the medical field breast milk is used occasionally in very sick adults with severe gastrointestinal problems. It is extremely easy to digest and has a protective quality for the gut.
    • Lep  •  8 months ago
      It's fine to drink milk from other species, but icky to drink milk from our own? Why?
    • BrendaS  •  8 months ago
      Go Curtis,

      Hope the results of this experiment are actually published.
      Good for you Kate for helping out with this so healthy alternative!
      Bless you both!
    • Robby  •  8 months ago
      I think there is nothing wrong with it at all. They give breast milk to patients to boost their immune system. I think this is wonderful. More power to him.
    • Robby  •  8 months ago
      I think he has an open mind and is not closed minded. I think its great.
    • ds  •  8 months ago
      Magz do some studying on the subject. There are hundreds of babies born every year that simply can NOT take formula's of anykind. If the mother has had a radical mastectomy or other health issues and that baby NEEDS breastmilk, then it NEEDS breastmilk, even if not from her. Milk banks screen milk to be safe. You can also read up on Jenna Elfman (she played 'Dharma' on TV). She donated HER excess breastmilk to a baby that could not take formula and might have died without it.
    • AlinaR  •  8 months ago
      Find your local Eats on Feets chapter. There are no fees and you can donate to whom ever with out regulations. That being said, if he wants to drink it let him.
    • R  •  8 months ago
      Wow!!! that's a lot of pumping!!!!!!
    • twinkletoes  •  8 months ago
      Pay attentiion.....they tried donating it to a milk bank.
    • HilaryB  •  8 months ago
      It's funny how the Yale guy said that it's not a healthy diet for an adult mammal. So why do so many people drink cow's milk????? Breast milk (human or animal) is age specific for a baby, giving the nutrients and fat they need to grow and be healthy. No adult needs milk of ANY kind. Let's face it people, we are not cows? So why are we drinking their baby's milk?
    • randy  •  8 months ago
      This could be a whole new dairy industry. Think about it...butter, cheese, yogurt...Yo, Play!
    • JOHN  •  8 months ago
      After our second child my wife's milk did not dry up. at first I thought it was a nuseance, during sex, however isoon learned it was tasty and sweet.I loved the taste and it became a part of our ritual its really good when you get it directly from the source. warm and sweet.
    • Veronica  •  8 months ago
      nice:)
    • daisy*kae  •  8 months ago
      hmm...interesting. i'll be interested in hearing the results.
    • YumYum  •  8 months ago
      Ya, it is a little strange. But to say gross goes a bit far. Cow & goat milk was meant for thier babies, but we have our mouths on thier milk too. Whos judging who?
    • Lady L  •  8 months ago
      I don't see anything wrong with it. It's not like she's physically breastfeeding him. He's just drinking her stored milk that was going to waste. People may think it's bizarre. However, one could argue that drinking cow's milk is odd too if you really think about it.

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