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Scuse me, but we are no chimp nor animal, we are humans.
And if we follow the logic through, then we could also say its unatural to use cars, no other animals do so, nor to have clothes on, also in winter cause no animal do os, and to take planes, and so on.. also animals like chimp eat each others brains.. and got one male that fuck all the females.. ahem.. we could also do that.. could we??
Unless you are from a very poor country you dont breastfeed your kid that late in age.
Its the meaning for the child to learn not to be an adult but to develop himself and learning how to eat and get food on his own is part of it. It teach the child to dont get use to too much codependency.
To be more selfaware and more independent.
And it isnt natural because usually, before the pill, well other kids came in the way.. and after 5 years you ahd 3 to 4 kids already.. so..there is only 2 nipples, oyu can do the math yoruself. Got to give room to the next. It can be nice and tender, but women are no cows. I still hope. The child can be very happy without being breastfeeded at such an advanced age. They do as parents tell them, it is the parents who set the limits not the child, it isnt the kids job to do so.
and its better that the transition happen at an early stage than when the kid is too conscious of it. Usually kids of 1 and 2 yars who take their bottle alone, dont want to be breastfeed cause they have learned this independency and they dont want to go back being dependent of being breast feeded, even if hteir are dependent of their parents to get food anyway. But 5 years old is way over the limit stage. it isnt a baby anymore.
You can also breastfeed your kids til they are 88, why not then?
in my opinion 2 years old is the limit. The kid could end up mixing up his mum with the fridge..

 

A child outgrows it's ability to digest milk at a certain age, even cow's milk, however people still drink cow's milk and that affects them, it has been studied that weaning children before they are ready results in codependency, not the opposite, they become starved for affection and develop developmental delays or habits.

It is recommended that children be breastfed at least until the age of 1, there is no cut off date, there are no disadvantages to continuing with breastfeeding, a child will eventually wean him/herself, it will be different times for every child, because they are all individuals, forcing time limits on them is what limits their growth and makes them dependent on others as they grow older, because they did not get the nurturing they needed from breastfeeding by being weaned before they are ready.

Also a child knows how to get his/her own food as much as a child who is not breastfed.

 

But this is why you have nipples. Mothers who breastfeed are a lot healthier than mothers who do not as well and are better protected from ovarian cancer, breast cancer and osteoporosis. The longer you breastfeed the more protection you get from your body... if your body continues to produce milk, specifically for your child and your child continues to want to nurse, why not?

 

Alright... so much misinformation!!

We are animals. Humans are mammals and mammals are a classification of animal. While we might like to think we are better than every other creature on this planet, SURPRISE! We are animals too!

Secondly, the whole "unless you are from a poor country" thing. Studies have shown that mothers actually breastfeed less in poor countries...

Thirdly, cows very rarely have more that one calf at a time. Twin births do happen, but are very rare. So, while a cow, or hieffer to be exact, can have 2 calves at once, it is rare for her to be nursing more than one even though she has 4 nipples or teats coming off of her breast or udder.

Fourthly, back in the day "before the pill"... back in the day before the pill doctors gave expectant mothers Thalidomide and then wondered why kids were being born without arms and legs. Back in the day, before the pill, doctors told expectant mothers to smoke cigarettes. Back in the day, before the pill, we didn't really understand drug interactions, or certain health benefits. Doctors are just begining to understand the advantages breastfeeding gives both the baby and the mother.

Finally, because I have to go to work and don't have time to argue with you further, I don't breastfeed because its "the natural thing" to do. I breastfeed because I couldn't imagine doing anything else. My mother breastfed myself and my sisters, so growing up, I just thought that was how you did it. I didn't even know formula existed until I was much older.

I breastfeed my son because I love him.

I breastfeed my son because I don't want him to get asthma like others in our family.

I breastfeed my son because I want him to be smart.

I breastfeed my son because I don't want him to have a weight problem.

I breastfeed my son because I want him to grow strong.

I breastfeed my son because I don't want him to get breast cancer.

I breastfeed my son because I don't want to get breast cancer.

I breastfeed my son because I love him enough to do what it best for him.

now I have to go to work.... have a good day Ladies!

 

I honestly don't think that it's me that has the sexual hangups, I don't see anything sexual about a child breastfeeding. And I envy those Mamas that can breastfeed until their child is 4, it must be amazing. I unfortunately am admittingly selfish and do not go much past a year.

 

I was 19 when I had my baby. Until discussing breastfeeding with a wonderful woman named Maggie, I didn't even want to breastfeed. She told me about the La Leche League and I talked to all of those wonderful women.
Nothing about my daughter having breastfed is unnatural or gross in any way, shape, or form. It helped my uterus contract faster, it made her healthier (and I know she needed that) and it comforted the BOTH of us. I loved knowing that I was giving MY daughter the nutrition she needed to grow. And, had my doctor not misinformed me about her being 'allergic to lactose' (which she WASN'T) I'd STILL be breastfeeding today and she's 9 months old. She's very happy and healthy and I'm going to promote breastfeeding to her always.
I think the misinformed need to keep their opinions to themselves unless they research before posting here.

I will look for my breastfeeding picture. I know I have one or two, I wish I had gotten more.

 

No one said it was wrong to breastfeed, they say to do so until a child is 5 years old or over is a bit too much. Personally i think to do so until the child is 2 is ok. After that it can be adjusted, depending on the child, but osmeone said it could be that some kids need some more affection than others, and that doing so until the child stop on its own was best, as it was a sign that he or she had received all the affection it needed, and will make the child emotionaly stronger later in life.
It is true that how much affection a child get in its earliest stage is very important for how the child will develop emotionaly later on, but not only breast feeding is a factor.
It is essential in the first 9 months, i will say, and very good later on, but after 2 other emotional needs come in. I hate to think that a child could compensate for his emotional needs by ressorting to breastfeeding. Wouldnt it be wrong?
Its like eating when anxious. maybe not the best thing.
Also there is the connection to the mother who is all determinent, while breastfeeding, maybe its because kids didnt get breasfed or long enough that so many eat too much?
to compensate for what they didnt get back then? could be.
No mother contact, only the surrogat for it: food.
I think that no matter how carefull and good parents are, they cant save their child for flaws who will occur in ealry stage. Its just like that.
If breasfeeding done long can help thats only good. But how long?

 

Unless you have had children don't talk about breast feeding. It is a special bond between the mother and child and it is different for everyone.

 

And what has your aggressiv frustrations coup, to do with anything I just wrote above?
Are you frustrated or oyu just want to pick up a fight?

Where did i said it was not different to everyone?
I, in fact, wrote that it was.. so maybe you need to apologize here, and put down that gun.

but maybe you can now see the very huge contradiction you just wrote by saying a thing and then another..

And didnt I just described the special bond that breastfeeding represented f and how important it was for the child?
Maybe you should read before tlaking and be sure oyu understood what is actually said, and to do so, it will crave from you or to read without prejudices full filters, or to remove the filters all together.
it is call to be open minded, as opposit to narrow minded.

You didnt understood a thing of what I have said above, or you will not have come with such a silly comment completely beside what i was refering to and talking about.

 

This a beautiful thread that should remain as such. Back on topic please it's not fair to the original poster.

 

Thats funny you say that because it is you who have deviated the subject with your agression. I was completely and entirely on topic answering to the suggestions of the poster before me and the one who also refered to me 2 posts above mine.
I was answering to other users.. and my comments were right on the mark. Your were agressiv and not only out of subject, but also were not relevant to what i had posted at all.
Maybe you should try to have some more selfcritic, and to acknowledge your wrongs, sometimes.
If you wanted the thread to be back on topic you could simply suppress what you had written.

 

What IS an aggressiv frustrations cup? Is it something like the moon cup? :leaving:

 

LOL! Thats a coup, without any reward. Lots of noise, but no contain.

 

What one little letter can do to a word, aye?

 

My grandmother fed all of her children (3 of them) until they were 6 years old....and my dad continued to have breastmilk in a bottle until the age of 8. All of them said it give them comfort. No, that wasn't their only form of nuturition, but they did it, as has been said, on occasion through the week when they just needed....to feel comfort from their mother.
It's not disgusting. And, when you have a baby, you'll understand the WONDERFULLY NATURAL bond breastfeeding can create. A child is intelligent enough to let you know when he or she wants to be weened. And, if you don't raise a child to be ashamed of anything that has to do with the body or anything of the sort, he or she will not be ashamed of breastfeeding for as long as comfortable for the mother and child.