Tanzanian mum goes viral for still breastfeeding 17-year-old son (Video)

A Tanzanian mother has gone viral after a video of her breastfeeding her 17-year-old son emerged online.

The video shows the boy putting his head on her lap while she brings out her bre@st for him to suckle.

The mother later fielded questions from a reporter from Foxe TV who sought to know why she continued to breastfeed her son beyond the normal threshold.

Reactions online are mostly against her and her son, as many suggested that the woman might have a mental condition that required intervention.

However, it is reported that many men in Tanzania have an unusual attraction to breast milk.

The Tanzanian government recently issued a warning to men to stop competing for breast milk with their babies.

Handeni District Commissioner Toba Nguvila during an event to mark World Breastfeeding Week among women in August said the trend could negatively affect growing babies and the health of the men’s spouses.

The commissioner revealed that a section of women complained about their men craving breast milk to the extent of denying their children of the much-needed nutrients.

She said the trend was fueled by speculation that breast milk improves sexual performance and muscle building among men.

Other reports indicated that similar speculations are widespread in the East African region, especially in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

See some reactions below:

@youngblesstmoni: “Sometimes things that seem strange to us have deeply rooted cultural or emotional significance. What matters is respect and understanding.”

@BLACKHEX5555: “His mom is stupid. Because he’s mentally unstable and she’s not helping him.”

@Shughar_rush: “So 17 years later milk never dry for breast abi na powder e dey lick?”

@OmarKei73523142: “This past the limit. Woman should breastfeed her child for only two years, according to the Quran. Anything beyond that is something else. My question is, can’t the boy survive without being breastfeeded as his age?”

@ibrameek: “This could not be his mother, they could be couple, she looks young to born his type.”

@Arbuber: “Pls can someone explain to me how she has been giving him milk for over 17 years. How is that possible breastfeeding a child 17 years consecutively.”

@JosephAyiteyQu1: “I hope the boy is not sleeping with this woman oh…at his age still being breast fed….okay well some older once do same with their baby mummies before sex so it’s some way. But this boy it’s like every day he needs am.”

@hereforfun0891: “So the breast milk did not dry up? Or has he been breastfeeding along with every infant siblings?”

See the video here.