Posted on 02/15/2018 2:26:31 PM PST by Ennis85
A transgender woman has been able to breastfeed a baby in the first recorded case of its kind, researchers say.
The 30-year-old wanted to breastfeed after her pregnant partner said she did not want to do it herself, according to the Transgender Health journal.
She was able to breastfeed after taking a course of drugs and breast pumping, the US case report said.
A UK expert said the "exciting" research could lead to more cases of transgender women breastfeeding. The woman had been on hormone replacement therapy for six years, but had not gender reassignment surgery, when she approached doctors with the aim of breastfeeding the child.
Before the baby was born, doctors put her on a three-and-a-half-month course of treatment to help her artificially produce milk, usually given to women who have adopted babies or who have them via surrogates.
This included breast pumping, taking hormones produced by biological mothers, a drug which can stimulate milk production and a male hormone blocker.
As a result, the woman was able to produce a "modest but functional" amount of breast milk - some 8oz a day.
Researchers said this was the baby's only source of nutrition for its first six weeks, during which time her growth, feeding and bowel habits were "developmentally appropriate".
After this, the baby also started having formula milk because not enough breast milk was being produced.
The baby is now six months old and she continues to be breastfed as part of her diet, the study's authors said.
Dr Channa Jayasena, a senior lecturer at Imperial College who specialises in reproductive endocrinology, said the research was an "exciting development".
He said he had heard of a few cases in the UK of transgender women being helped to breastfeed, but until now no report has been published.
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I wish I could unread that headline.
Child abuse.
Period.
“Woman” my left foot. “She” is a delusional MAN and will be until he gives it up or croaks, whichever comes first.
Probably tastes like — engine oil after not changing for 100,000 miles.
My take:
Tits on a boar hog are not actually worthless
I’m sure the ingested chemicals will be a non-issue for the newborn!
Not!
Lol. My grandfather used to say that.
Gross & great that the baby is getting mass doses of hormones & drugs.
Criminal, absolutely criminal. And we are going to reap what we are sowing here.
So the baby is pumped full of drugs and horemones so a drag queen can feel proud.
That kid is going to grow up with major parental issues!
I'm raising the bullshit flag.
all i can say is nasty.
no i will also say fake!
Seeing as how theyre getting a cup of milk daily, I doubt there are any testicles left...
“What a childhood! I was breast-fed by my father.”
- Rodney Dangerfield
three-and-a-half-month course of treatment:
hormones produced by biological mothers
AND a drug which can stimulate milk production
AND a male hormone blocker.
And the baby suck all that chemical shit down with the “milk”
That’s real nice, “Moms”
I bet the same "parents" would throw a fit if you tried to give the baby cow's milk with BGH in it.
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