How old is too old for a kid to breastfeed?WTFNSFW
Grafwritah
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http://jezebel.com/389626/at-what-age-is-a-kid-too-old-to-breastfeed?autoplay=trueI generally try to separate myself from being confined by cultural standards vs. common sense. And while I know it's not physically damaging, I can't help but think these girls are going to be messed up, if not because of themselves but because of cruel schoolmates.I also like that the dad gets involved. In drinking, not feeding.Great vid... if for nothing more than humor value. heh.
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Meh. Conformity is overrated.
That said, no hell my wife felt like breastfeeding past 2 or so. She wanted her body back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8orUaCJ0GY
My wife still breastfeeds our 3 year daughter, but:
1. my wife is a La Leche League leader
2. she only nurses her to put her to sleep and is in a slow process of weening.
3. my wife has been ready to stop nursing her for several months now.
The real problem is that even at an appropriate age (like under 1 year of age) people will give you the ice grill when you're trying to feed your baby. People associate breasts with sex - and there is nothing sexual about feeding a child.
Wow. So your wife can have full on conversations with your daughter while she feeds, eh?
I had to look up La Leche League. I was envisioning some sort of superhero group made up of a bunch of Superwoman-looking ladies with breasts access in their super outfits.
This is one of those things that I wouldn't do/want to do in my family but is certainly in the realm of parental judgment call IMO.
But, as with many societal fringe things, I suspect it would do more harm than good outside the home (unfortunately) - at least at 7 years old. For a 3 year old I doubt it would matter to them but I'm sure would get you looks as parents.
And yeah the sexual connection is odd, kinda like those guys that want to spy on women in restrooms. Like yeah, hot, some chick peeing and taking a dump.
That's communist talk.
yep.
My daughter is usually going to sleep and has a tit in her mouth, which are two things which normally mean there's not a lot of chatting going on - but it does happen sometimes.
Supposedly the later you ween your kid the more social comfort they have.
I personally have no opinion on it... but I think breastfeeding kids past 2 is kinda weird but I don't think its bad for them at all... if anything... weening your kids at 1 is probably a bit bad for them.
That's not abnormal. Eight years old is, but then again, I don't think it's as big a deal as some people would make it out to be. Like you said, people associate breasts with sex, so thinking about a child that age breastfeeding seems akin to child molestation to some, though it's not.
I think that's cool. If your wife and your child are happy, that's what's important. La Leche League does great stuff.
I am trying to do a year and then I will wean.
Hmmm...the distance in age between those two traits is pretty large. Many kids can chew food around a year old but the "complete sentence" thing may not follow for another year after that.
From the parents I've met, weaning seems to take place somewhere between those ages, though going up to 3 probably wouldn't be so unusual either.
To me - and this is just me - I think the issue with older kids still breastfeeding isn't the sexual connotation, but rather, the idea that the child hasn't "matured" past infancy. That's wholly relative of course and no doubt influenced by the particular mores of American society rather than anything universal.
For real, it's pretty funny having a bunch of men debating this (myself included). We have, what? ONE mom who has weighed in here? (Actually, how many moms are Strutters...two?)
It hasn't stopped the 95% cracker percentage from weighing in on anything minority related, so why let statistics stop this conversation now?
Really I think mom perspectives are great but I'm sure the many dads on here are involved enough to be able to comment with authority.
That sound you hear are dozens of wives snickering.
That's not the only reason i don't approve....as said above: old enough to ask, they're too old.
That's a good point. I've seen a situation where a mother continued to breastfeed her four-year-old at the same time as her two-year-old and it was clear that she was too attached to the idea of the older child being "her baby" to ween him. I think it was a little emotionally harmful for the child, as he tended to regress easily when feeling stressed out.
SelinaKyle also makes a valid point with the health issues. Children physically aren't meant to breastfeed after a certain point, though that point varies and can be hard to pin down for specific families.
Didn't you watch the video clip? At the end she says her husband breastfed with her too.
my parents were kinda hippies.
i will say that i have a very strong immune system and no allergies and i have a rare immunity to poison ivy. my mom seems to think breastmilk enzymes are attributable.
perhaps.
that was me. and no it wasn't my mom. and no, it wasn't breastfeeding that i was asking for.
Nope, computa was too slow. But shit, it just ain't the same w/ the little boss hangin off the other titty.