Category: Parent Talk
hey, i have a 27 month old son and i am still breastfeeding. is anyone else???
your child will let you know when he's ready to wean. henry ford nursed in first grade. he did pretty well in life i think.
yea i know that i dont wana rush him tho cuz i enjoy every minute of it because i know it isn't goin 2 last 4ever!!
first grade? These days the kid would be made fun of for it.
This is just my opinion, and everyone does things there own way. but if a child is old enough to ask for to boob, than there old enough to be removed. but like i said my opinion. I'm not saying what you choose to do is wrong!
I plan to nurse my daughter as long as she wants. Young children know when they're ready for things to change. There's nothing wrong with nursing a toddler as long as you both enjoy it and don't see it as a chore. It's just there to help him feel more secure, it's not meant for nourishment at this point.
I agree with Shea here, but at the same time, I recognize that I'm not, and don't plan to become, a parent. So you guys probably know better. But as Shea said, just an opinion. I'm not sure that the child will quit asking for it, so wouldn't the adult have to choose when to stop? Just curious.
yea the child will stop asking for it, i mean the child becomes potty trained, so yeah they should adventually stop askin. my son is goin 2 b 28 months i think, hold on.... yeah i was right. n e ways he says "me dont want nummies mommy!" and other times he'll ask for them.
Children absolutely will tell you when they are done. For instance, toddlers nurse often for shorter periods of time, nursing for five or six minutes, then unlatching and jumping down to go and run and play. I believe in infant led weening, and whenever Jeremy decides that he is done, that is when we will stop. I mean, I am not going to be nursing a seven year-old, but I am prepared to go to two, three, perhaps a bit beyond three. Nursing a toddler does still provide nutriants though, not all of their nutrients, as when you were exclusively breastfeeding, and not all of the same nutriants, but it is still physically nourishing, as well as emotionally. For instance, I take a lot of nutritional supplements, such as a high quality fish body oil for omega 3 fatty acids, like DHA and EPA, and Jeremy benifits from them. He is fifteen months old at present, and he drinks organic goat's milk in addition to nursing and drinking filtered tap water and one hundred percent organic fruit and vegetable juice.
arent you parrents who do every thing natural afraid that it will weaken your kid's amune sistem? i never was razed on filtered tap water, or a different kind of milk, nor never have I at a single organnick thing in my life but i'm perfictly healthy. now, i'm not taking random shots at people, because I once thought about going organic my self, for our family, but I didn't it's too expincive, maybe if i new a little bit more about it and was more educated about the binifits and wrisks and all I'd do it, but really, I think it's all just a fad.
I'm not a parent, but I agree with the last poster completely.
Good to know that nursing still provides nutrients to toddlers. I really do enjoy reading yourposts, Heather.You do a lot of research and don't just do something because it's the thing to do or because someone told you to. Youare an inspiration to me.
YEA IM STILL DOING IT AND IM PROUD OF IT!!
as you should be. listening to and responding to our children is what us moms are supposed to do.
if a person feels uncomfortable with nursing in public, it is perfectly ok to say that this is something special which we do only at home. kids at this age can understand that.
as for the natural organic everything movement, it's a personal choice. honestly i believe it has class overtones. since most of this stuff is outrageously expensive some people show their wealth in a way we can't smack them for. sorry if i'm out of line to say so. eating a well balanced diet is the most important thing. whether it comes from the health food or the grocery store is immaterial.
LOL to the previous poster. I tend to agree.
I nursed my daughter 'til her first birthday. Then she took a sippy cup of cow's milk and drank it all. That was the end of breastfeeding for me. I was glad that it was that easy for her to let go, but not so happy about the week after she stopped. Ugh. My poor breasts. Engorgement was really painful!
Yes, I agree with aHolly. I also wanted to add that it may sometimes be for bragging rights.
what is for bragging rights?? n my boo is gon b 2 n a half this month and im still breastfeeding!!
No no Kristabell. Not you. Was saying in general that people, especially those that have extremist views on things such as parenting like to make themselves look good by sharing their views on things and then getting mad if others don't follow thc3r views or if others scrutinize their views. You are doing fine, girl. Not trying to pick on you in particular.
hmmmm, my daughter will be 4 months and I am now weening her off b.c it's just not for me...all the leaking and things when she doesn't eat on schedule...waking up in a puddle of milk even with breast pads on...I am starting her on food and then I will stop breast feeding as soon as she is completely comfortable with it...oh yeah and the formula too...she likes it hot so I think it will be soon that I will not be breast feeding any longger...as for organic foods and things of that nature...to each is own...I'm not wasting my money on that stuffg when I turned out just fine not living my life in fear and being nervous about every little thing.