Breast milk contains many nutrients and vitamins to help a baby grow during its first few months of life. While there are baby formulas that non-lactating parents can use, breast milk is by far the superior option.
Mom Rafaela Lamprou has found that her breastmilk has even more uses – and there’s a huge online market for it.
The young Mother from Cyprus gave birth to son Anjelo last year and found that she was producing more breast milk than the 7-month-old could drink. Instead of disposing it or storing it for later, Lamprou has found that bodybuilders crave the liquid to help them grow muscle.
Some people would think that drinking breast milk as an adult is disgusting. Whatever the case is though, it does spark a lot of questions.
Is it better or worse that it’s at least not their own Mothers breast milk that they’re consuming?
Would it be vegan-friendly?
Do you drink it straight or have to mix it in with something else?
At first, Rafaela started selling it to Mothers who couldn’t naturally produce breast milk but then men started approaching her for her product. She’s since produced a whopping 500 litres since starting on her little exporting franchise and has raked in about £4,500.
The 26-year-old says: “It started with men who were interested in body building. They say it is good for building muscle mass, but then I started to get enquiries from men with fetishes.
“Now I breastfeed on demand.
“I have no idea what they do with it but they tell me they consume it.
“It was a bit strange at first giving breastmilk to a guy with fetishes but as long as it is just that and not asked to show any part of my body, I don’t mind it at all. I am open-minded.”
She has absolutely no idea how long she’s going to be able to keep up the venture and feels that she may as well take advantage of the situation while she can – especially if she’s making thousands for selling something that she produces naturally at no cost.
Her husband is supportive of her selling her milk to bodybuilders and fetishists but she insists she actively avoids the proper creeps.
If you’re still wondering why anyone would opt for breast milk when there is a ton of variety at your local supermarket then rest assured, there is a reason behind it.
Breast milk not only contains more calories than your standard brew, but it also has growth hormones. However, there’s doubt whether you can actually get any bodybuilding benefit from it!