Have you tasted your own breast milk?

Altima80

For those of you breast feeding...just curious if you thought about or if you actually have tasted your own breast milk? I haven't but am curious to know what my baby has been eating the past 8 weeks, haha. And if you have tasted it, have you convinced your DH to try it??

cjm724

I have not, but am curious also.  I don't think I ever will though!  I don't like milk as it is, let alone warm milk! 

Jruela13

Lol the other day after I got out of the shower I didn't realize I was leaking all over the place and had some on my hand since I hadn't dried off yet, well I hit myself or something and put my finger in my mouth and accidentally tasted it! It tasted like sweet condensed milk lol, nothing like regular milk. No wonder she always wants to be on the boob lol.

cuterusaurus

Yep. Just this week. It is pleasant tasting. Dh hasn't yet, but I think he might.

atlvol

I haven't, DH has.

opheliainwaders

Hah, I tasted it for the first time when it got all over my hand! It basically just tastes sweet.

Erinm278

Back when I was lactating I dared DH to try it.  He didn't and I heckled him.

thegoodpotato

Yeah, I've licked a spilled drop or two off myself.  It's really, really sweet.  Way more sugary than cow's milk.  

[Deleted User]

Yep, I've tasted mine but my SO hasn't.  I'm sure he would though...I mean why not, lol.  It does taste sweet

MrsWilson2013

I'm not breastfeeding anymore, but when i was DH tried it before i did. It tasted like sweet water.

provwife

I touched my tongue to it and it is sweet! It wasn't hard to talk my H into trying it too. He was curious lol.

LizzieRB

My SO tried it as soon as my milk came in and then convinced me too...Add us to the weirdo list

luvmyducks

It tastes like watered down vanilla milkshake. DH said he would try it when I was pg w/DD1 bit he never did.

Kjneubauer

Definitely have!! DH refuses and thinks I'm a total weirdo!!

je2161

We both have tasted it. Like a drop or two out of the bottle to make sure it's not too hot.

LindsayLou719

Yep I have, sweet watery milk. I wanted to make sure it was fine after being frozen

kh565148

My husband and I have both tried it. It's not bad; like everyone else said, it's sweet tasting. I even dared my younger sister to taste it, and she did, haha.

ECATX

I tasted it the day it came in, and so did my DH. I tasted my frozen/thawed milk this morning to make sure it's ok...definitely didn't taste as good but wasn't exactly bad, either. Fresh was way sweeter.

M0ON

Yep Ive tried it. It tastes a lot better than my colostrum did.

My husband would probably think its weird, I'll ask him when he gets home tonight.

sparkymcgeee

I don't care for milk so I haven't but DH has a few times and thinks it tastes great. Which is a bit weird. What I find really funny is that DD doesn't want to have anything to do with it when it's pumped. She looks at me like I'm an alien. I find this very funny because she was BF until 18 months which is less than a year ago.

mandyrator79

no I have never tried it and this is my third baby. this is my first baby I have tried pumping with, I was shocked with how warm the milk is. my husband says it tastes sweet.

valstulas

I've tried it and I even let DS3 try a sip out if the bottle when I first started pumping. He was curious about it and not making a big deal about it curtailed his curiosity. SO is weird and finds it kind of erotic, so he's tried some straight from the tap in bed before I told him to cut the sh!t.

andrea0418

Kjneubauer said:

Definitely have!! DH refuses and thinks I'm a total weirdo!!

Same here!

M0ON

etoille said:

haha I guess I'm in the minority of folks that haven't!

double dog dare

sparkymcgeee

I don't understand that ick factor some people have. It's human milk for HUMAN consumption. Unlike cows milk which is specifically designed to feed COWS. The only reason I haven't tried it is because I don't care for milk. But that's cows milk. So I bet it tastes completely different. If we are comfortable feeding this milk to our child then why is it so weird to consume it ourselves? I just don't get it.

CarlaAndJames

Yes! i tasted pretty much everything i put in DD's mouth including breastmilk, formula, teething tablets, etc...

breastmilk tastes like sugar water to me!

coco2787

I tried it for the first time this week since we were introducing a bottle using freezer milk and I wanted to make sure it tasted ok. Highly doubt I would ever convince DH to try it.

Lelo2006

We've both tasted it. We wanted to make sure it was still good (on separate occasions).

emandia

No we never have.

Liz4444

When it drips on my hand or arm I always just lick it off. DH tasted it with li. When you warm a bottle and test it on your hand, it's easier to just lick it off.

Linzbut113083

I just had a bit this morning on a clean palate. I didnt expect the sweetness that I tasted.. Then i thought i was eating way too many m&ms and oreos! Its good to know its usually sweet!

lancomechica

I did. Wasn't a big deal to me. Not like I'm drinking it...just tasted it.

andrea0418

lancomechica said:

I did. Wasn't a big deal to me. Not like I'm drinking it...just tasted it.

Exactly. It's not like I'm pouring it on my cereal. Lol

opheliainwaders

andrea0418 said:

lancomechica said:

I did. Wasn't a big deal to me. Not like I'm drinking it...just tasted it.

Exactly. It's not like I'm pouring it on my cereal. Lol

Haha, I guess that would solve my dairy problem. Stop using cows milk and just pump extra for coffee.

summerchild

Fayga said:

It's funny DH said the whole pregnancy he wanted to try it...7 weeks later he hasn't...  but that might be my fault, every time he said that I told him no it's for the baby...Lol.  I did accidentally taste sweet.  I knew I was.. Haha!

My DH said the same thing but when put to the test always has an excuse not to . I've sort of tasted mine, but only little drops not like a big sip or anything.

bellamamma23

DH tried it before I did! I agree with a previous poster, it tastes sweet.

ashie624

Yes, we both have. I thought we were weird, but looks like a lot of us have