A 30-year-old woman has said she and her husband are now much closer because she breastfeeds him.

According to Mirror UK, Rachel Bailey was on holiday with her family but forgot her breast pump. The pain she felt meant she was in need of relief and her husband Alexander, also 30, was standing by to give her a helping hand.

Alexander and Rachel found the experience brought them closer together, so they kept doing it.

He thinks he now has better skin and the milk tastes much differently to what he is used to. This is likely because he is used to drinking milk that comes from a cow, rather than a human.

“When my middle child, Aria, now six, was breastfeeding, I went away on a cruise with Alexander… However, I forgot my breast pump and was badly engorged for two days. I was in so much pain and I was scared about getting an infection, so we decided that my husband was going to try drinking the milk to relieve me,” Rachel said.

“We were nervous about the idea of him breastfeeding from me but as soon as we did it, we realised it was perfectly fine… Alexander said that the milk was really different from how he expected it to taste, compared to the normal milk he is used to drinking.

“We realised there was nothing wrong with me breastfeeding him, and it would actually be good for him as it is so nutritious. He didn’t get a cold for two years after he started drinking my milk and so many people said his skin was so much better too. He ended up loving the taste of my breast milk and even prefers it to cow’s milk now,” Rachel continued.

Despite some potential for backlash, the couple insists the act is purely to bring them closer together and it is “not a kink.” Alexander gets his fill around three to four times a day.

“It’s not a kink for us. It started as Alexander just helping me out when I was in pain, but it turned into more of an emotional bonding thing. I love breastfeeding him as it allows us to spend quality time together. It’s definitely brought us closer as a couple.”

Eventually, Rachel fell pregnant once again and began lactating. Like before, it became too much and she was in need of some help.

The couple said that her diet now affects him and he gets gas if she eats something spicy. The couple also insisted that their children get fed first before Alexander had his turn.

“Shortly after giving birth, when I was producing the most milk,” Rachel said. “Alexander was drinking my milk three to four times a day…. Obviously the babies are always fed first before it’s his turn.”