Stop breastfeeding your husbands, breast milk is for babies – Commissioner tells women
Commissioner for Gender Affairs Enugu State, Hon. Peace Nnaji, wants women to stop ‘breastfeeding’ their husbands and reserve breast milk for their babies instead.
The commissioner made the remark at a UNICEF media dialogue with selected journalists from South-East, South-South and parts of North Central.
She explained that it is wrong for men to be sharing their wives’ breast milk with the babies. She insisted that breast milk is naturally meant for “the baby and not the man”.
In her words, she said: ” Breast milk is meant for babies and not their fathers. Mothers should stop feeding their husbands with their breast milk. It’s for their babies.
“It’s wrong for mothers not to breastfeed their babies for fear of having flat or saggy breasts.”
The commissioner also urged mothers to practise exclusive breastfeeding of their babies for at least the first six months after birth because it has numerous benefits.
