AIBU to be surpised at an almost 7 year old still being breastfed?

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Met up for lunch with friends we rarely see last week and was not aware she was still b/f. Almost 7 year old came running back from the park, went to the mum and lifted her top up and she said "no, it's not an appropriate time for that".

I can understand that it's normal for the child but wouldn't they be teased by school friends if it's asked for/done in public?

I am at the NHS course leader expressing an opinion like that. Abuse!!

Yes we do stealth , the course leader on your course though youold was very extreme and I disagree with her and how she approached it.

Breastfeeding isn't good for a seven year old in the same way that living at home and having mummy do all the washing and cooking isn't good for a twenty-five year old. Both senarios might meet particular emotional needs for the parent and child, but that doesn't make them good or healthy. Its about what is age appropriate.

I don't believe you.

I expect Matthew Wright will be doing a bfing item any day now.

I do agree with you somew on your last post, my 55 year old cousin was living with his mum all the time in the scenario that you described, he never had proper relationships and no children, when she died he was lost and went down hill fast as he relied on her emotionally for a very long time.

My father is a psychiatrist, we had lots of discussions about ex. BF etc. He once had a patient who was still being BF at 17. That is clearly dysfunctional, because it is outside the biological norm. (Biological norm being to wean when molars come through or thereabouts - about 7 years old.)

My longest stint was 2 years, and tbh I was a mix of sad and glad when DS2 stopped feeding.

If these people in the OP are still BF, then I'm sure they're handling it well. YANBU to be surprised, because it's vanishingly unusual, but YABU to be judgy.

Sucking on a tit...charming.

How inappropriate. Yick.

I was never tempted by extended breastfeeding myself, but have no problem with anyone else doing it....to each their own.

But six?! Breastfeeding a six year old is,to my mind,inappropriate and creepy! Yick yick yick!

I don't believe the op to be honest, too glib.

What is 'bigoted' about thinking that breastfeeding a child that is nigh on SEVEN is inappropriate. It IS!

I can't believe people still cuddle their secondary aged children. Urgh. . Inappropriate really. Still, each to their own.

I wouldn't do it, but whatever!

Cuddling is one thing, sucking on my tits is quite another.

I don't think the OP is describing a real life situation that actually happened anyway.

NinkyNonker I have a five week old sucking on my tit right now .

Seriously, can anyone explain how it is emotionally healthy or age appropriate for a seven year old to breastfeed?

YANBU to be surprised, I'd be surprised and delighted!
DD2 BF occasionally until she was 9. I always assumed one day she'd stop wanting to, she didn't. Somehow it never made sense to let her yesterday, but suddenly say today your too old.
In the end we both agreed that carrying on into double figures would be just silly.
If you met her you wouldn't have a clue, she is a bright, independent, very determined, socially astute and very grown up young lady.

Drinking human milk - how disgusting. Obviously they should be drinking pasteurised homogenised milk from cows, or brown carbonated heavily sugared water like normal children.

If the seven year old likes it, could she express and the child could have it in a glass?

A seven year old has no business having access to my tits. They're mine thanks. I did my bit, like you do, back when they were babies and needed it.

After that - mine all mine.

"What is 'bigoted' about thinking that breastfeeding a child that is nigh on SEVEN is inappropriate. It IS!"

why?