An anonymous QLD mum has posted an ad selling breastmilk on Craigslist, targeting bodybuilders who might want to purchase it to ‘bulk up’.
The Sunshine Coast Daily reported that the mother posted the add to sell her breastmilk because she had an “oversupply” despite donating quite a bit. In her advertisement, the woman said:
“I know bodybuilders�are supposed to go nuts for it because of how quickly you can bulk on it.�Anything else you want to do with it is totally up to you.”
However she did note that “no other services” would be offered along with the breastmilk, and that it definitely was not being offered direct from the source.
Her recommended price for the milk?
“I was thinking twenty bucks per bag (enough for me to buy more bags),” she said in the ad. According to her the bags would be 250ml bags, and people could pick them up, or she could deliver.
For some reason she went on to say:
“And if it’s of any interest, I am good looking, late 20s, big boobs (at the moment anyway).”
It remains to be seen whether anyone, body builder or otherwise, took her up on the offer, and the woman was unable to be contacted for comment. This is likely because in Australia it is illegal to sell or buy any parts of the human body, of which breastmilk is included.
Risks Of Online Breastmilk
This isn’t the first time that mums, not just in Australia but around the world, have advertised to sell their additional breastmilk to those interested in having it. But, many people remain uneducated as to the potential risks of consuming breastmilk purchased from the internet.
In 2015 the British Medical Journal Researches found that, after studying breastmilk purchased online, things were not always as they appeared. For one, they found that breast milk on the internet is regularly contaminated. Contaminants uncovered in the story included water and cow’s milk, as well as high levels of harmful bacteria.
The same study concluded that this sort of black market breastmilk could put people’s health at risk, both bodybuilders and babies, as it simple wasn’t screened as it should be.
Milk obtained�from reputable milk banks or donated locally is always screened for anything harmful, unlike milk obtained�privately.
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