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Originally Posted by tsukiyomi
No. So what if a child that age still finds comfort from her mother's body. She's not hurting you. It's really NONE of your business.
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Since you ignored the question b4, i'll ask again. At what age is it inapropriate for a mother to breastfeed her child?
At what point is it necessary to tell a child, NO. Since it's obvious the only reason the child is still breastfeeing at that age, is because her mother allows it.
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Also...
Your links indicate the benefits of breastfeeding a
TODDLER
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Nursing toddlers benefit NUTRITIONALLY
Nursing toddlers are SICK LESS OFTEN
Nursing toddlers have FEWER ALLERGIES
Nursing toddlers are SMART
Nursing toddlers are WELL ADJUSTED SOCIALLY
Nursing a toddler is NORMAL
MOTHERS also benefit from nursing past infancy
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Nursing toddlers benefit NUTRITIONALLY |
An 8 year old is not a toddler. I REALLY doubt an 8 year old still breastfeeding is well adjusted socially. I've seen toddlers who are breastfeeding, and they have no problem with grabbing at their mothers breasts in public when the are hungry. The lady in that video who's still feeding her daughter at 8 talks about how she has trouble getting dressed because her kids grab at her, and how they think her breasts belong to them. How can you call that socially adjusted? They probably still do that in public.
And all that information is questionable anyways, as I could write it like this and it would be just as correct:
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Formula fed toddlers benefit NUTRITIONALLY
Formula fed toddlers are SICK LESS OFTEN
Formula fed toddlers have FEWER ALLERGIES
Formula fed toddlers are SMART
Formula fed toddlers are WELL ADJUSTED SOCIALLY
Formula feeding a toddler is NORMAL
MOTHERS also benefit from not nursing past infancy
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Formula fed toddlers benefit NUTRITIONALLY |
Not to mention if you look at the studies used in this:
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It's not uncommon for weaning to be recommended for toddlers who are eating few solids. However, this recommendation is not supported by research. According to Sally Kneidel in "Nursing Beyond One Year" (New Beginnings, Vol. 6 No. 4, July-August 1990, pp. 99-103.):
Some doctors may feel that nursing will interfere with a child's appetite for other foods. Yet there has been no documentation that nursing children are more likely than weaned children to refuse supplementary foods. In fact, most researchers in Third World countries, where a malnourished toddler's appetite may be of critical importance, recommend continued nursing for even the severely malnourished (Briend et al, 1988; Rhode, 1988; Shattock and Stephens, 1975; Whitehead, 1985). Most suggest helping the malnourished older nursing child not by weaning but by supplementing the mother's diet to improve the nutritional quality of her milk (Ahn and MacLean. 1980; Jelliffe and Jelliffe, 1978) and by offering the child more varied and more palatable foods to improve his or her appetite (Rohde, 1988; Tangermann, 1988; Underwood, 1985). |
I really have a hard time believeing studies that were done in the 70's and 80's is really useful 20+ years later. Not to mention most of the studies used about the benefits of extended breastfeeding are for 3rd world contries. Not developed ones.
