Why not more breast-milk?

[indian airlines]

You never know... young women can make thousands of dollars for donating fertile eggs. It's become VERY popular among college women. If they were to get paid for breast milk, everybody wins. The trick would be to make their bodies produce milk when the woman is not expecting a child.

Both completely valid points. Just about a week or so back I remember an ad in our college newspaper wanting women to donate eggs. The compensation came in at a whopping $1500.

I think it's possible to make a woman produce breastmilk through hormonal therapy, but what side-effects it might carry I don't know. Either way, this "milking women" idea, even if gone on with, needs serious medical research before it can be implemented.

[wannabepilot777]

I don't think feminists would like the idea of "woman pastures" too much.

Another plus.

[FlyingPhotog]

Well there are mad cows

Interesting thought... but other than the sort of donation they do for blood, how else could we "mass produce" breast milk? I don't think there will be too many enthusiastic responses to a "Milk producer wanted" ad

You never know... young women can make thousands of dollars for donating fertile eggs. It's become VERY popular among college women. If they were to get paid for breast milk, everybody wins. The trick would be to make their bodies produce milk when the woman is not expecting a child.

[DAL767-400ER]

I mean seriously; try to name something, anything, that "feminists" actually do like! :rolleyes:

Dildos .

[Crunk415balla]

Well there are mad cows

Hahaha, nice.

[ConcordeBoy]

Breast milk carries HIV though

...and blood & semen (both of which are donated every day) don't??

I don't think feminists would like the idea of "woman pastures" too much.

Yeah, that's new.

I mean seriously; try to name something, anything, that "feminists" actually do like! :rolleyes:

Interesting thought... but other than the sort of donation they do for blood, how else could we "mass produce" breast milk? I don't think there will be too many enthusiastic responses to a "Milk producer wanted"

Dunno. I guess that'd be up to the thinktanks that be.

Also, keep in mind that it need not only apply to females--- male mammals are already 100% equipped with everything necessary for milk production; i.e., dope him up with enough progestrin, and he'll leak like a rusty faucet.

...disturbing thought, but consider the economics

[avro_arrow_25206]

Breast milk carries HIV though..

Well there are mad cows

Interesting thought... but other than the sort of donation they do for blood, how else could we "mass produce" breast milk? I don't think there will be too many enthusiastic responses to a "Milk producer wanted" ad

[Star Alliance]

Breast milk carries HIV though..EDIT- of course assuming that the donor has it.

[JordanD]

I don't think feminists would like the idea of "woman pastures" too much.

[ConcordeBoy]

Plus, producing milk makes breasts larger! My wife's pregnant I would know

...see?

Yet another benefit for all you heteros out there!

What have we got to lose??

[FlyingPhotog]

Plus, producing milk makes breasts larger! My wife's pregnant I would know

[ConcordeBoy]

Here's some food for thought.

Think about it....
...who was the first to look at a pair of cow-tiddies, and think "Hmm, I wonder what those taste like?"







Also, under what circumstances did that happen:

• a father desperate to provide milk for the infant of his deceased wife?
• a deranged bestialist? (perhaps the ancestor of an unmentioned A.netter? )
• someone famished by hunger/thirst due to terrain (i.e., a desert); with only the company of livestock (e.g., a camel)?
• etc?

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Anywho, my point is:
why do we drink the milk of cloven-hooved worm-ridden ruminants like cattle, camels, and goats.... when the females (and males!) of our own species are more than capable of producing good milk and plenty of it.

I mean, we have facilities and programs where you can donate Blood, Plasma, Semen, or even your organs when you're deceased; so why not breast milk??





The benefits are plentiful:

It'd be great for the economy, as the potential supply/demand is nigh-limitless. And that's not even taking into account whatever potential taxes may be applied/derived.

It'd be a new branch of dairy science. Also, techniques on safely getting a stable supply or more breastmilk post-partum will likely be introduced.

It'd be great for the environment, as a smaller cattle (which produce more methane relative to their body size than any other mammal) population would then be needed.

And last but not least; it'd be great for health & society, as lactose intolerance rates would no-doubt significantly decline..... also as donating-women would have even more encouragement to monitor and keep their breast in tiptop condition.





.........so basically, what I'm asking is: why haven't we dumped the heifers and switched to chicks?

When you really think about it, what's the downside?