hunnychile

A question arose among a few girlfriends the other day that the "Pregnant guy" (i.e. transgender woman who became a dude with the good old Addadicktome) gave birth....but his/her wife (a woman) will nurse the new baby.

How DOES that work? Weren't wet nurses also preggie when caring for the Lord & Ladies offspring? Or is there a way to lactate even though you aren't pregnant.

(I've never been preggie, so I'm clueless). Dear tfp Ladies what's the real truth here?

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Shell

...it's my experience that you have to be post preggie to nurse...but then you can nurse for as long as you keep doing it...years and years even. But once you stop you dry up and never have milk again until you're preggie again and have given birth. The milk comes in shortly after you give birth.

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hunnychile

Hi Hunny - you posted in LL so I can't answer, but the answer is NO.

A tuned in friend who knows alot more than I do about lactation sent me this:
"Women can lactate if given the right hormones, or if they make hormones in their own body.

There are cases throughout history of women getting milk through desire alone. (they want it so much that they get it)."
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WOW. It's all so quantum I can hardly respond!

More and more I'm reading how the mom's milk has all the Most Important immune factors needed for good helath, so this is quite interesting information. I've been reading lot's of articles about cow's first milk i.e. colostrum with "transfer factors" which many health practitionors have used to help patients with fibromyalgia, serious food and enviro allergies and some immunio-deficient disorders.

Any test or practical information any one wants to share is welcome in this post.

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Shaindra

Yes, a non-pregnant woman can nurse, but it's very difficult. It's called "induced lactation" and it's an arduous ordeal sometimes undertaken by adoptive mothers. They rarely make a complete supply, but most of them manage to make some milk.

Induced Lactation

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hunnychile

Okay, I guess that I'm aware of new female capabilities I never knew existed before.

Thanks to those who posted information here to clarify.

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