husband help with nipple stim...

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So I wonder if this is a taboo subject, but I'm going to bring it up anyway

because I never hear any LC's talking or writing about this... but I do get the

question sometimes from clients, sometimes in a roundabout way...

What about a husband " helping " with nipple stimulation/milk removal in

situations where the baby is not present/able/willing to breastfeed for a short

(or long) period of time. Pumping is great of course but sometimes if mom and

husband are both comfortable with it (and he has no oral diseases and has

thoroughly cleaned his mouth first) can this be an alternative?

I was thinking it would be especially helpful for adoptive mothers or those

using a surrogate but intending to breastfeed who may benefit from something

more realistic than a pump.

Thoughts?