Breastfeeding till the age of 4 - what do you think?

[lisalisa]

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Why is cows' milk more acceptable than human milk?

That's the point though, it's not weird. Posters were turning it around to show how what we consider normal and natural is actually not natural and what we consider to be abnormal and weird isnt.

Cow's milk comes from Tesco's in lovely sterile containers! Breasts are toys for our boys!

And why is it OK to be miffed because someone finds the idea of drinking another mammal's milk repugnant, if it's not OK to be miffed because other people find the idea of extended breastfeeding repugnant? That's what I think the poster who made the comment about drinking another mammal's milk was getting at.

Has anyone said cow's milk is more acceptable? Anyway the alternative to breast milk is not cow's milk is it?

lol cadmum

Breast milk comes from breasts in lovely sterile containers! Breasts are tools for feeding our boys (and girls).

Eugenious, what's formula made from if not cows' milk?

I drink cows' milk, but not everyone does.

And yes, someone did suggest that a beaker of cow's milk was more acceptable than a breastfeed for an older toddler.

OK - you got me!

Just off for a pint

of milk

Make it a pint of milk stout and I might join you ...

those that find it repugnant do so (imo) as they view it as a sexualised thing once a child can walk talk etc. it is this that is totally repugnant imo. the truth is (uh-oh) that if it were only they health of the child that was a consideration then all children should be breastfed until they self-wean. i understand that 4 is about average if you take worldwide figures.

however, in our individual-centred culture (that i happen to buy into although not completely) the health of the child is not they only consideration. the happiness of the mother is a massive consideration and as extended breastfeeding is not the norm in this culture and in fact mothers are generally not prepared or conditioned to even breastfeed, bottle feeding from go is fine too. because nothing worse for child's health then unhappy mother's imo.

there you go.

WigWamBam: I was really just trying to point out that part of the issue is that breasts are sexualised and that we are in denial about the origins of our food...
I am being really childish...Sorry. I know that this is a really serious issue but I honestly can't understand why people care about how other people feed their own children. What's the dif.?!?! We all do the best with what we have.

wwb
sophable

cadmum xed posts!

Good post, sophable.

Posts crossed and we both said SEX and breats is the same sentence!

"With what we have" sorry but childish lol!

Meant 'IN' the same sentence...

it's a shame that 'repugnant' has been flying about a lot here. what i find sad personally is, for ex., watching 'desperate midwives', & seeing brand new babies ff. i assume the mum has made no effort to bf at all - tho this is entirely her choice, i find it sad. not repugnant tho, i have no right to make such a morally inflected judgement, nor does anyone else (however a baby is fed, at whatever age).

Agree re the child-centred and individual-centred cultural differences.

Also agree that it's totally up to the mother how she feeds her child - that's exactly my point. So why do people think it's OK (or more OK) to call breastfeeding (whether initial or extended) repugnant, repellent, vile, creepy, or any of the other words I've heard both in RL and online but say one teeny thing re bottlefeeding and you get jumped on from a height?!

Some girls are bigger than others...

I will quit while I am ahead honestly, I will! I just keep digging that hole...

HM, the words repugnant, repellent, vile, creepy are used of bf IMO by people who don't see it for the simple, natural process it is. thought through logically, that's all it is, no baggage. i really do believe that.

It's not a simple process though. It can be bloody painful, hardwork and impossible.

whatever floats your boat.