Sister Wives:Meri Brown Reveals She Breastfed 1 of Kody's Other Spouses' Kids, Says It 'Was Medically Necessary'

Mar. 15, 2025

Meri Brown (left) and Kody Brown.Photo:Meri Brown/Instagram, TLC

Meri Brown/Instagram, TLC

Meri Brownis opening up about about an interesting tradition in her community.

During the Sunday, Oct. 13 episode ofSister Wives, a director off-camera asksChristine Brownin a confession, “So, there’s this rumor that in the church a lot of the sister wives would sit around and breastfeed and swap kids around.”

“That is not true!” she exclaimed. “No, that was a joke. That’s disgusting.”

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However, Meri, 53, offered a different perspective in her confessional, revealing to the cameras, “I actually breastfed one of our kids that was not my own child.” She added, “That was something that was kind of medically necessary at the time, but it wasn’t something that we did on a regular basis just for fun, just for kicks and giggles.”

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“In our culture, I’ve seen it plenty of times,” she continued to reveal.

Sister Wivesairs Sundays at 11 p.m. ET on TLC.

source: people.com