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A couple from Florida, USA discovered an unconventional way to bond when he helped ease her breastfeeding pain by drinking her milk. Now they’re contemplating having another child so she can produce breast milk for her husband to drink.
For Rachel and Alexander Bailey, this experience has nothing to do with sex.
"It's actually more about our emotional bond being strengthened. I like breastfeeding him because we spend a lot more time together. As a couple, it has definitely brought us much closer," Rachel says.
The couple have three children between seven and two years old.
"I was still breastfeeding my oldest child when Alexander and I were alone on a boat trip at one point. I forgot my breast pump at home and my breasts were full and swollen – it was painfully sore," Rachel recalls.
She was in "tremendous pain," she says, and afraid she might get an infection.
"So we decided that Alexander would drink my milk to give me some relief.”
Racel (31) and Alexander (30) were initially apprehensive and thought "it might be weird," but over time they began to think there was nothing unusual about it.
"We realised there's actually nothing wrong with this, on the contrary – it's good and nutritious for him," she says.
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Though it might raise some eyebrows, Rachel and Alexander aren't embarrassed to talk about their breastfeeding practice.
"It was a wonderful experience and I'm glad we did it. Alexander always says he feels like he has more energy after he's had breast milk. I always want to ask people who criticise us why it's strange for him to drink my breast milk, but not milk from a container that you don't even know where it comes from. There's nothing strange about it."
The pair have written a book, Milking It, about their experience and also run a YouTube channel.
They haven't yet made a final decision about having a fourth child, but do long to be close to each other and forge intimate bonds "the old-fashioned way."
"We realise it's a drastic step to take and also a lot of work, so we're also looking at other ways we as a couple can bond," Rachel says.
Sources: NYPOST.COM, DAILYMAIL.CO.UK, INSTAGRAM
