Various bits of research show that men can and do lactate. In fact historically there was cases of men who lost their wives who went on to breastfeed their infants successfully.
The big issue is cultural. There's an tribe where the men do the breastfeeding and child-raising while the women do other work. Compare this to our culture where you still get guys who refuse to change a nappy.
I didn't try it with Lex because the research I'd found suggested that male milk wasn't as good for the child. Further looking into it suggests that it's actually got a lot more protein that female milk.
So no, not useless, just bound up in bullshit and cultural issues.
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Various bits of research show that men can and do lactate. In fact historically there was cases of men who lost their wives who went on to breastfeed their infants successfully.
The big issue is cultural. There's an tribe where the men do the breastfeeding and child-raising while the women do other work. Compare this to our culture where you still get guys who refuse to change a nappy.
I didn't try it with Lex because the research I'd found suggested that male milk wasn't as good for the child. Further looking into it suggests that it's actually got a lot more protein that female milk.
So no, not useless, just bound up in bullshit and cultural issues.