tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977770782704250400.post4362477357935504764..comments2023-10-17T10:21:32.226-05:00Comments on Strings to Things: What's wrong with "extended" breastfeeding?Kristy G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16570600506998241502noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977770782704250400.post-29320893641491296552012-03-16T16:49:17.601-05:002012-03-16T16:49:17.601-05:00Word. So true, and thanks for the backup science,...Word. So true, and thanks for the backup science, too. I love articles to quote when needed, lol! I've never been bugged by anyone, but we did extended nursing with all three of ours. by all standards... like their mom, whose own mom was a LLL leader in the seventies, my kids were weaned between two and a half and three years of age. And healthy. And stronger than thought possible, considering we have an immune illness, Lyme disease (it passed to them through the womb.). And...well, I think most of the reason this is not more visible is that most kids after the age of two nurse at their most basic times... morning waking, naptime, and going to sleep at night, which means it's a lot less visible. My youngest would probably still be happily nursing, but, contrary to "for the mom's benefit" (which always makes me both gag and laugh, since nursing a toddler is often NOT comfy...in our experience at least!) I was SO ready to wean him. Bless his heart, he has been weaned for about a month and a half, right after he turned three years old, my latest of my three kids to wean. And the most independent. And the most confident and courageous. So... yeah. More info from formula companies creeping into what people think is true, but which is blatantly NOT true...sigh.Carolina Nightingalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820627600878938186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977770782704250400.post-91755357436501719172011-04-05T16:41:58.969-05:002011-04-05T16:41:58.969-05:00I have breastfed all 4 of my babies, my yougest ch...I have breastfed all 4 of my babies, my yougest child is 15 weeks. They all have nursed anywhere from 12months - 16months. Only 1 of my children was I able to take right after giving birth. When they laid him on my chest he scooched his way to my breast. The "root" reflex is amazing! He latched on immediately and consequently he was my best nurser.Kindrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114382697770260407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977770782704250400.post-51542639501743509722011-03-24T22:24:39.539-05:002011-03-24T22:24:39.539-05:00oh thank you! i am living in Panama for the past 2...oh thank you! i am living in Panama for the past 2 years and i can count on my hand how many mamas i have seen breastfeeding. I have an almost 2 year old and a 4 year old and still nurse the little even with all the judgy looks i get. thanks for the virtual support!mama meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645799228169174507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977770782704250400.post-22152115945248513672011-02-12T23:43:44.914-06:002011-02-12T23:43:44.914-06:00Love this post! I don't understand why people ...Love this post! I don't understand why people even try to but in on a mother and child's breastfeeding relationship. Do I butt in and say that I think it's gross when you clip your nails on your sofa? Possibly that it's inappropriate when you don't wash your hands after using the restroom? No, it's not my place. Beyond that, the arguments are ridiculous (as you pointed out). Gah! People are stupid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977770782704250400.post-42913225211468080842010-12-28T09:54:15.041-06:002010-12-28T09:54:15.041-06:00Sorry, when posting my first comment I was having ...Sorry, when posting my first comment I was having some problems with my screen. I tried to delete part of the last paragraph and didn't realize that the redundant sentence was still there.KatieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402499142649295188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977770782704250400.post-35624261980869940572010-12-28T09:51:08.575-06:002010-12-28T09:51:08.575-06:00I absolutely agree. I breastfed my son (now 25 ye...I absolutely agree. I breastfed my son (now 25 years old) until he was 18 months old. At that point, he started asking to drink from a cup and no longer wanted to breastfeed. I breastfed my daughter (now 22 years old) until she decided to stop at around 2 1/2 years old. She would ask, "Breast milk please?" Towards the end of that time she was only on the breast in the morning and the evening. During the day, she preferred to drink milk from a cup.<br />I was an older mom when my children were born (37 with my son and 40 with my daughter). Neither my mother or mother in law breastfed their children and my cousins and female acquaintances stopped breast feeding before their children were 6 months old. I was pressured by my family to wean my children, but my husband was supportive so I was able to continue.<br />I have no regrets about breastfeeding as long as I did. I think it contributed to giving my children a healthy, loving start to their lives.<br />I have never regretted my decision to continue breast feeding for as long as I did and believe that it contributed to the health of my children. My son didn't even have the common cold until he was 26 months old.KatieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402499142649295188noreply@blogger.com