Aibu to think, breastfeed all you like

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But why announce it on social media?

woman finishes breastfeed 9 year old

I agree. Breastfeed as long as you want but posting it on social media is always going to cause controversy and attract unwanted opinions. I can't fathom why anyone would go want an article written on them breastfeeding their nine year old and then posted on Social Media?

9 year old??!! I'm sorry by the time it gets to that stage you're not doing it because of any benefit to the child 😏 And to promote it as some sort of ideal or something to be proud of is beyond bizarre. That said I did read an article about a woman breastfeeding a kitten the other day so each to their own...:

I think she wants to normalize breastfeeding older children, encourage other mum's to breastfeed as long as they and their child want to. I know I was breastfeeding a much younger child but I found there was a lot of support when I was breastfeeding my newborn but as he got older there was nothing. The breastfeeding group was strictly for mums of babies aged under 4 months and it was only when I found groups on facebook for mums of older breastfed babies and children several months later that I realized that there were lots of other women breastfeeding their children for a year, 2 years and beyond. I knew what I was doing by then so didn't need help but it was nice to be able to talk to other mum's who were doing the same thing as me.

Oh wow, I’m breastfeeding my 11 month old and dream of the day I get my boobies back
My concern would be school children seeing this and the girl being bullied, it’s nothing to be ashamed of but why make it public.

I was umming and ahhing over it as she said her daughter fed once a month or when ill. I'm no expert but would supply stay if she fed that little. Normally people are doing it for awareness but this one I felt was for attention and controversy. I didn't have much of an opinion that she was 9 years old I just thought the whole thing was a bit odd and to cause negativity and fame rather than awareness.

I don't see how that is normal. What benefits are there? That doesn't normalise anyrhing!

Before anyone says anything about my comment... I 10000% back anyone who chooses to breastfeed, but I think these mums need to consider their children before publishing stuff like this.
The girl has no say that she’s been put in an article about being breastfed till nearly 10 years old

Maybe society should change and not stigmatize extended breasfeeders. Maybe it should be seen as normal, natural and not something children might be bullied over.

If this woman’s child is bullied over this then the fault, as always, lies with the bullies. Victims should not be held responsible for whatever bullies chose to pick on.

Of course it lies with the bullies and it should not happen, but why is there a need to make it public?
Kids can be very cruel, so can adults though!

How can you not stigmatise a 9 year old breastfeeding? It's odd.

Like I said I’m breastfeeding my 11 month old, nothing against breastfeeding and I feed in public too.
I just think it’s weird how some take to the magazines feeding their very big child trying to normalise, when in reality it could receive some very negative responses. Again a shame for the poor girl if she hears any of it.

Of course it's odd (unusual) but why does that mean you have to stigmatise it?

Personally I find it bloody weird that anyone who drinks cows milk (or any other animal) can pass comment on any human breastfeeding at any age. It just shows how far detached we are from whats "natural" that the idea of drinking human milk is weirder than drinking animal milk.

What a twat.

Yes I do worry if school friends see this

Before it was private

Now there’s a chance her friends will know and possibly bullied

She has done her child absolutely no favours whatsoever with this article. Of course bullying is the fault of the bullies but children have always picked on the child that is different from their perceived norm. It's very unfair of the mother to put her daughter in the pubic domain like this. And I cant imagine her 13 year old is going to be very impressed with Mum saying she wanted a go as well.

I agree that bullies are at fault and children shouldn’t shoulder the onus for other people’s intolerances. However, damage limitation. It’s kind of like how you’d never call your child a ridiculous name because you don’t really want to set them up for a fall - life has enough falls as it is.

Some things should be kept private but also some things aren't actually the right thing to do - this concern me from a "for who's benefit l" point of view, was it harming the child ;even before it was public). Extended breastfeeding is very natural but it was my understanding that natural weaning takes place between 4&7 years old according to anthropologists who work with tribes where this is still the norm.