It could be willed, but that would have to be a really willing man along with nipple stimulation.
I know when I was learning to breast feed the nurse told me to concentrate on the milk flowing and it worked.
Also when I was out without my baby and another baby would cry, my milk would drop and leak through my shirt so I had to make sure to wear special bra pads for it! Don't underestimate the power of the mind!

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Thats all pretty natural though. There are a lot of external stimulants beyond just the physical that can stimulate our bodies to do different things. Starting to lactate at the sound of a baby crying would seem to be a pretty normal reflex for a nursing mother, since your body is conditioned by your baby crying.

LOL, are you serious? Wow. I'm not even going to dignify that ignorance with an answer.

The ticker goes for however long. It's cut into 12 months but it will go farther. LOL.

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OK , well How about if your child is 10 and still wants to breast feed?

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Don't you think breastfeeding your child for a long time can cause deep dependancy issues?
Your breast is your breast, and no matter how far the ticker may go, and how much your child may still want it (child here= about 3 yrs and up), not only are you preventing him/her from reaching autonomy, you're also accepting that he/she reaches for your breast whenever hunger arises, at any given situation.

You know, for ladies who don't like other people judging you or others for their opinions, choices, etc...you sure are hypocrites.

If you don't like public breastfeeding, don't look. Don't like seeing a toddler breastfeeding? Don't look. Don't like seeing a 5 year old breastfeed? Don't look. You want a mother to put a blanket over her child's head while they eat? First, put one on your head while you eat, then tell her again. You want a mother to take her child into a filthy bathroom to eat? You take your plate in their first, sit on the toilet and eat and then tell her again.

Stop making mountains out of mole hills and stop judging people for what they do.

Sincerely,

Emily, the Lactivist

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No, I think forcefully weaning my child would cause more issues. I believe that my child will wean herself when she is good and ready.

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I think though, children need to learn independence of self, and part of that IS the weaning process. Naturally speaking, all animals will forcibly wean the infant when the time is appropriate as far as physicality goes.
There's no NEED to suckle from the breast at 4 5 6 7 8 + years of age, there's no need. Pump it and put it in a cup if the kid likes the taste that much and the benefits are that important.
But the psychological dependence really does make a difference when it comes to a child being that old and feeding. Boundary issues arise that perhaps wouldn't be problems were the child not still feeding at the breast.

I see what you are saying. I also think that my daughter will learn independence on her own schedule. Personally, I won't go past 4 years of age with breastfeeding. But I don't judge those that do and I completely support it.

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I don't judge those who do either, but I do question the outcome, because it's pretty solid in life, seeing children who are allowed to depend on their parents for support and who never develop independence of self, because of breastfeeding, enabling, whatever, that those children become inefficient non functioning adults.
Too many kids are coddled along by mom and dad, cheered for every move, every milestone, large or small, and develop narcissistic complexes and codependency issues, which leads their functionality as an adult being compromised.

I don't think children learn independence on their own, I think they have to be taught how to be independent. Giving them what they want certainly isn't going to help them be independent , because thats all they know, they haven't been taught otherwise.

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