HOW DO YOU FEED A 7 YEAR OLD???...................EXTENDED BREAST FEEDING.............

[RTKangaMummy]

CH 4

TONIGHT

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It is a repeat but thought some people may have missed it 1st time round

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OK, Custy, just this once though. I have my eye on you [blink]

Oh, no, a cup is fine. It's just the word "teat" that offends my sensibilities.

How about dummies HM? (I am asking in the spirit of trying to find common ground with you)

well i think its a personal choice and i wouldnt like to be that forceful in my opinion becuase i believe that there are somepeople for whome the stressess of breastfeeding could lead them to do terrible things to their children and not help with depression and make them despite and hate and resent their children - which kinda int the point.

of course breastfeeding is physically healthier for the child and bring with it many benefits

i would not however judge non breastfeeders the way breastfeeders seem to judge them sometimes.

as i believe that non breastfeeders dont judge breastfeeders. except maybe if they are breastfeeding a kid who is 10 - then its just wrong.

Of course beastfeeding a tewn year old is wrong. I can't believe we are still debating that.

ten, even.

I thought about that BumMum - I wonder if the dad would be able to get any milk out at this late stage either as the child inability to suckle normally & remove milk from the breast would have an impact on the supply. I also think the reference to the dad having some wasnt necessarily something that was still happening - it was just something that had happened at some point(s) during her breatfeeding years.

Wrong in the sense that murder is wrong, DG?

Dummies - nyah. Whatever works for you. That's what's filed under dummies in my brain Oh, with a brief "fgs" for children who have them in all the time and mumble through them, whinily.

(Btw, just to clarify, I don't think bottlefeeding's wrong - Custy makes me say these things )

Oh well, there goes another idea...

hunker- email me harpsis email address please

thanking you

Thanks for the article F&Z. It would seem that according to this author, self weaning takes place between 3 + 4. I have no great issue with this at all. It is over 5s that I struggle with. Just can't see how that happens without the mother pushing it. But each to their own, wouldn't criticise someone, just wondering about it a a general debate.

DG, what is your feeling on dummies?

Thanks terramum.. for answering and clearing that up... one more thing... did I dream the bit about the nan letting the baby suckle on her...

its cruel what theydo to those crashtest 'people'

but terramum, BF beyond 5 is not common anthropologically anywhere as far as I can tell. TBH, I'm not really that bothered, but I just don't buy into the "its natural" argument for post 5 year olds.

Bugsy, believe me, as an extended breastfeeder myself, and someone who knows a fair few extended breastfeeders both on here and in RL, it is not US who want to carry on doing it

The idea of a parent trying to persuade a reluctant child to continue breastfeeding is bizarre and insulting, really

I can assure you that virtually every extended breastfeeder who has a preschooler or school age child would be heartily pleased if their child decided to wean tomorrow. We would have a few pangs for the end of an era, but more than that would be a great sense of relief and achievement.

I understand that doesn't fit in with your imaginings about extended breastfeeders but you don't need to guess or make things up - there are a load of us sitting here - ask us questions if you like! Because you don't seem to know much about what extended breastfeeding is really like.

Bugsy2, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy thinks the historical norm is 7. That's when lactose intolerance kicks in (for most of the world's population, it's normal). She also says that only lady anthropologists and hunter gatherers still bf to 7, now.

Oh I wouldn't like to say here HM. I don't feel the need to inflict my views on everyone here!

Really, DG?

It knocked me sick tbh
thought the 8 yr old was extremely immature for her age too
8yo cant benefit nutrionally from it
so feel it was just a mummy control thing
grow up woman and let your kids grow up too

and that women who adopted
all she cared about was getting the poor baby to suck on her norks
felt very sorry for the baby

Really. If the truth be known, I am rather bored of the topic. If there is one good thing about not having a baby/toddler anymore, it is not having to think about baby/toddler issues again! It is not really my thing.

But for the record: breastfeeding - I am in favour but believe weaning should take place when babyhood is left behind, and dummies - I am just against full stop.

Did I dream the bit about the nan letting the baby suckle on her...
Whats all that about?