breastfeeding at 5 (and above?)

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fully expecting to get some extreme opinions here.

www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/7286609/mum-breastfeeds-five-baths-naked-normal-break-stigma/

This is the article (and the bath photo is disturbing enough for me as it is)

interested to see the general consensus on this. AIBU to think this is just... no!!

Are all the women in America who go back to work full-time, often after as little as six weeks leave, and continue to exclusively feed their babies on breastmilk imaginary too, butterfly?

Wow. I’m actually speechless.

Are all the women in America who go back to work full-time, often after as little as six weeks leave, and continue to exclusively feed their babies on breastmilk imaginary too, butterfly?

They probably do it short term (express the milk,) but no WAY do they keep breastfeeding the baby past 6-7 months old if they work full time.

No-one in real life does that. NO-ONE.

Lol I can be very gullible - I guess that what I get for growing up with an older brother who was constantly winding me up with lies

You seriously think there's a giant conspiracy of women lying about the fact that they're both working and breastfeeding?

Well. Thank you for proving that there's no point whatsoever engaging with you.

Hold the phones. What butterfly is saying is that we should disregard WHO advice (2 years and beyond) and listen to some idiot on the internet who just compared bfing with taking a shit.

Yeah, I won't be doing that

Shit, she used a Friends meme. She wins. Damn.

Forget rationality and open mindedness. Forget expressing your views and opinions in a mature environment. It’s all about using a meme from Friends.

As I said, I know NO-ONE in real life who still breastfeeds their child when they are back at full time work. Only on the parallel universe of mumsnet.

I did. Loads of women I know did. Morning and night, all fine.

I have colleagues in the USA who pump - it’s bloody hard work and I don’t envy them

Lol I can be very gullible - I guess that what I get for growing up with an older brother who was constantly winding me up with lies.

Yeah a few people will do that cleo Don't believe everything you hear.

No valid or logical need at ALL to carry on breastfeeding a child past one year old.

Quickly! Email the World Health Organisation and put them right on their advisory to BF until at least two! Can't believe those idiots got that wrong!! Duh! Luckily your superior knowledge will change the advice given out to hundreds of thousands of women worldwide each year. Phew! That was close. When you email them, better attach that brilliant meme too, as supporting evidence.

Written as I BF my baby, literally about to start work.

/you don't just breastfeed because it's "needed". it's not something you stop doing as soon as your child can reasonably survive without it. Chocolate buttons aren't "needed" either, but not many people object to giving them to five year olds.
wouldn't want that photo published though.

Butterfly I work full time (back to work when DS1 was 12 weeks) and when DS2 was 9 months, but not full time for a while after that).

Both boys self-weaned off the breast - DS1 at 3 1/2 and DS2 at 4 1/2

I was fortunate that they both went to an on-site nursery so could BF them when they called me (when they were tiny) and then at lunch time when they got a bit bigger.

Barely anyone knew I was still nursing DS2. The only reason I didn't want him to start full time school and still be BF is because I didn't want to risk him being misunderstood or teased. I was always more than happy to talk to people about natural weaning but after over 7 years of it I couldn't be bothered with the ignorance and only shared with kindred spirits or those with open minds. DS's never questioned it - for a very long time it was just a quick feed in the morning, then every other day, then longer gaps etc until "oh, that must be it".

As I said, I know NO-ONE in real life who still breastfeeds their child when they are back at full time work. Only on the parallel universe of mumsnet

Oh well if you haven’t experienced it, it can’t haopen.

Also, no need to feed them past a year old. You are WRONG

Thank goodness you’re here to help. Have you informed the very many experts at the WHO you know better?

No-one in real life does that. NO-ONE.

No one I know didn't at least make a huge effort to exclusively breastfeed their baby to at least 6 months. Unless I was a complete moron I wouldn't claim that "everyone in real life tries to breastfeed". They don't. The people I know are from a similar demographic to me and don't represent "real life" unless you interpret "real life" to mean "people like me".

"Also, no need to feed them past a year old."

There's no need to do lots of things. Are there benefits? Yes there are many benefits of breastfeeding past 1 (although less pronounced than early breastfeeding). There are no known disadvantages to those who would like to continue so it would be plain silly and spiteful to object to other people doing this.

Why on earth would you think women can't breastfeed toddlers if they work full time?

Also by the time a child is a toddler they tend to be quite happy to only breastfeed in the morning and before bed - it's not like you'd be expressing milk at work or providing most of their calories or nutrients.

Oh, yay. The "poo is natural" poster has arrived. There's always one.

And for the "I KNOW NO ONE WHO BREASTFEEDS AND WORKS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. NO, YOU ARE WRONG" person

Having a poo is normal and acceptable, shall I post photos on social media of me doing that?

What a stupid comparison!

Just put my breastfed 1 year old to bed after a hard day at work and wondered to myself, what's going on in the wise world of mumsnet. Wish I hadn't bothered 😂😂😂

Hatstand you’re a liar!! Nobody breastfeeds after 6 months when they work!!

As I said, I know NO-ONE in real life who still breastfeeds their child when they are back at full time work

I fb dc3 and work full time and he’s 16 months - what’s hard to understand about it?