whats the longest anyone has bf for? anyone still doing it with lo's at school?

[prettylovebird]

ok i know dd is only 7 months,but, i want to bf her forever, and just wondering what it will be like when shes at school or preschool

Matilda, I don't profess to know much about self-weaning, but from what I can remember of the programme I watched about extended breastfeeding the natural time for a child to stop breastfeeding at all, is around 7 years old, at this age even some children who don't wish to stop sometimes have to because they physically lose the ability.

As for being in the modern word, I have yet to see anything that would stop a child wanting a cuddle from it's mother at some point during the day, so what exactly would change that? Breastfeeding is after all, a cuddle and a drink.

franny, you are entitiled to your opinion, and yes i dont know alot on the subject but i find your holier than thou attitude to it, stupid, yes happy mother, happy child regardless of how you feed your baby. plus when i first posted on this thread it was because i found it absurd that a few here were offended by a comment from a comedy sketch!!! a personal attack i can understand, but a tongue in cheek joke,??? and i have not made sweeping generalizations on the subject as you pointed out earlier either, i havent the knowledge or the inclination to do so ok

oh and just for the record i didnt make the comment incase anyone thinks so

"happy mother, happy child"

so if the mother is happy, and enjoying breastfeeding, then this is also good for the child....?

so where does that leave "it is only for the mother's benefit?"

I'm ignoring the rest, I can't be bothered

Happy mother, Happy child??
I'll remember that when I fancy popping off out on the kash and buggering off on holiday whilst leaving my kids at home in the care of whoever I'm satisfied with.
I take it that's the same theory???

*lash obviously.

i dont have a problem with breastfeeding victorian, i have a problem with people who beleive that there way is the only way

My DD still has milk out of a bottle.. she is 2.6 .. i know logically, she should be off a bottle, she should drink out of a cup ( she drinks water out of a cup) but she will only drink milk from a bottle. .

after trying every cup and beaker know to man, i realised she LIKED the bottle , she gets COMFORT from it and i brush her teeth after her bedtime milk... so what harm.. i am an extended bottle feeder, so sue me

seriously, we are advised that babies should be off a bottle by this age, actually well before, but if my child gets comfort and pleasure ,and i like holding her on my lap whilst she drinks her milk , then why should i stop?

we both get something nice from it

same for extended breastfeeding IMO

And I said you did where?

matildax.. you are saying there is only one way

i.e not extended breastfeeding!

I can't find any extended breastfeeder on this thread who has said that everyone should breastfeed for as long as possible, or indeed that they should breastfeed at all

I CAN find PLENTY of other posters on this thread who have said that NOBODY should breastfeed past a certain age

"i have a problem with people who beleive that there way is the only way "

which group of people believes that their way is the only way? Cos it isn't the extended breastfeeders from where I am sitting.

what personal attacks franny??? what because i may say something you dont like?? grow up for gods sake. enjoy your one sided discussion with likeminded individuals, how very interesting for you. and force your opinions onto someone who may actually give a toss!!

Matilda, you're extremely rude and how on earth franny, or anyone is meant to have a two way discussion with you when you aren;t answering or making any valid points I really don't understand

im saying nothing lula mama, its a waste of time quite frankly

"grow up for gods sake"

"i find your holier than thou attitude to it, stupid,"

"my god, some of you are so far up yourselves, its ridiculous."

personal attacks like these. Those were just from your last few posts, I couldn't be bothered to go back any further.

I'm happy for people to disagree with me and I enjoy a discussion, but I don't think anyone on here likes being insulted

Are you answering everyones points randomly?
I'm getting rather confused tbh.

"im saying nothing lula mama"

LOL you are saying quite a LOT

what is the point you are making matildax, that has been lost? is it that women should not offer advice, scientific research or their own experiences about breastfeeding? genuine question

no not at all, i think you should talk about whatever is off interest to you, but also to be open minded enough to appreciate we all do things differently, and others have different views and ideas, as to what is best for them. at the end of the day we all want and do hopefully what is best for our children, regardless of outside influence

*of

Matilda, that's all well and good but have you not said, on this very thread that people need to wind their neck in, get a life etc etc for doing just that?
Discussing what is of importance to them?

no vc i have never told anyone to get a life.... hercules was not listening to anyone elses points of view, and was picking up on nonsense, so i told her to wind her neck in.... where actually is the harm in that??? shall we all sit round and agree with each other at all times, for fear of being in a minority?? and perhaps being slated?

Disagreeing is fine and par for the course, being rude is not.

disagreeing is fine, if its allowed, on this subject i fear its a closed book, as far as some of you are concerned.
i am off to bath my children, i wish you all a pleasant discussion, x