Patient asked docs to help her lactate so she could experience breastfeeding. Moved to tears by experience which had added benefit of making breasts bigger. READ MORE:A trans woman has been helped to breastfeed her grandchild, in what is thought to be a world first.
She was moved to tears by the experience, which she said had the added benefit of affirming her female gender and making her breasts larger. ‘She disclosed that this was a last-minute idea that came to her very close to her daughter’s due date. READ MORE: CDC slammed for suggesting trans women can safely breastfeed — without mentioning health risks to babyAdvertisement ‘The patient tearfully reported this was a significant and emotional experience for her that felt very different from formula feeding her other children.‘She regrets that she had not known about the possibility sooner and wished that other transgender women could know that breastfeeding a baby can be a reality.
The issue of trans women breastfeeding is subject to controversy – gender-critical campaigners described the study as ‘absolutely shocking’.