Breastfeeding - so at what age do YOU consider it still acceptable?

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Straw poll on what age child MNers consider tips the balance from acceptable to unacceptable for extended breastfeeding?

Honest opinions please, are you (secretly or otherwise) horrified by a 5 year old BFing, or does your horror kick in at 6 months?!

Asking because I am considering how long to continue BFing with DS (1 yo) and admit to be more than a little swayed by 'what people think'!

Oh no :( that is exactly mine exactly and there is dyslexia badly in oh side (aunt and grandad) also oh is not amazing at spelling or english and my english wasnt good either
Though sometimes distraction works.
Its often someones food though (greedy baby)
I just like to think she is interested in new things.
She loves reading
(Also oh side are i think very stubborn hence the no issue she likes winding us up.

"The why is linked to being dyslexic and it's effects on picking up social cues and is a whole other thread" Starball

Oh, that all sounds very interesting, as dd and possibly me as well, have dyslexia or attention deficit traits. (I think it's more ADD with me, but I gather they often go together?)

No need for DD1 is the brightest, kindest, localist DC you could wish to have, a very good mathematician and a brilliant scientist.

Loveliest

I know, just was hoping to avoid it. As i know how hard it is when you are good at maths but awful at english. The pre- secondary school is the worst. All tests maths and english. Half of gcses rely on good english skills and now even maths is too wordy.
I have just read about it and diagnosed my oh.
Bizarrely i am good at foreign languages though. (Until it gets too essay based.)
I think computers must help a lot as they allow planning and reconstruction without rewriting everything.
I think LG is probably ok socially may just be shy, reserved like both of us. And her memory seems really good.
(Although i suspect sometimes memory can improve if you really dont like writing)

DS never was a runner off and always seemed to understand to stop at roads from a very young age but I did always have the pushchair once he started walking because I wasn't always happy that he understood the danger of a road which was empty right now but perhaps wouldn't be in 10 seconds' time. Especially as we lived semi-rurally, some country roads are absolute nightmares as the cars hurtle down.

DH is dyslexic and as a toddler he climbed over the garden fence three times crossed said horrendous, 60 MPH but mostly dead country road (on a blind corner, too) to see some sheep in a field opposite. They had the police out for him twice. Police didn't believe the second time that they weren't letting him out!