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Cow's milk and mother's milk aren't interchangeable, according to La Leche spokeswoman Jane Crouse, who says breast milk is a dynamic substance that's different with each woman and each child and might have difficulty being processed into ice cream. Then there's the question of who would provide the milk, and whether they'd be paid. "Some women feel compelled to donate milk to a milk bank for adopted babies, or for someone who's ill or unable to breast-feed. There's plenty of anecdotal evidence about sisters who nurse each others' babies. There's a population of women very willing to share their milk. Whether there's enough to do it for a commercial entity, who can say?" she said. At the Ben & Jerry's factory in Waterbury, consumers gave a collective "Ew" to the idea Thursday. "It's kind of creepy," said Jeff Waugh, 42, of Dayton, Ohio. "I think it's a little nutty," said the Rev. Roger Wooton, 83, of Malden, Mass., finishing up a cup of Heath Bar Crunch. "How would they get all that milk?" said his wife, Jane Wooton, 77. Jen Wahlbrink, 34, of Phoenix, who breast-fed her 11-month-old son, Cameron, said she wouldn't touch ice cream made from mother's milk. She remembers her nursing days
-- and not that fondly. "The (breast) pumps just weren't that much fun. You really do feel like a cow," she said, cradling her son in her hands.
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