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post #31 of 39
2/4/06 at 3:51pm
I'd say that it is appropriate to stop breastfeeding BEFORE the kid learns how to unhook his mother's bra with one hand !
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post #32 of 39
2/4/06 at 4:00pm
I watched the programmed and squirmed everytime i saw the older kids suckling

I bet social services were taking note of that programme as well.

There was one woman who already had a son who was still suckling, but her and her husband adopted a baby from China. The baby didn't want to breast feed and would only drink the milk from a spoon which made the mother break down in tears, so it made you wonder that she only adopted the child so she could carry on breastfeeding
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post #33 of 39
2/4/06 at 4:02pm
IMO if there walking and talking it's to old, didn't it used to be a short period of time that women did that, Babies that can still be held that's fine but if there hanging off your lap that's to old
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post #34 of 39
2/4/06 at 5:31pm
I can see up until 18 months to 2 years, but 5 or 15? That mom has some serious anxiety and control issues.
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post #35 of 39
2/4/06 at 5:57pm
I've always thought, if they can ask for it by name, then they're probably ready to be weaned. My neighbors have a 2 1/2 year old and a 1 year old, and once their oldest, a boy, started yelling "BOOBIES" whenever he wanted to be fed, they figured it was time to stop! He was about 1 at the time.
I will try to nurse my children, when I have them, and I'm not squeamish about nursing mothers at all...but if the kid has a full set of teeth and can read and tie their own shoes...that's just..well...odd.
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post #36 of 39
2/5/06 at 3:23am
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Originally Posted by rosiemac
I watched the programmed and squirmed everytime i saw the older kids suckling

I bet social services were taking note of that programme as well.

There was one woman who already had a son who was still suckling, but her and her husband adopted a baby from China. The baby didn't want to breast feed and would only drink the milk from a spoon which made the mother break down in tears, so it made you wonder that she only adopted the child so she could carry on breastfeeding
That was incredibly sad, wasn't it! The poor baby didn't know what it was, wasn't in the slightest bit interested, yet the woman was trying her utmost to get the baby to enjoy it!

I do think that it's really setting these children up for a gigantic fall - especially televising the poor older kids!! There will be no end of teasing and joking - especially because the other kids from school have probably seen or heard about the programme!
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post #37 of 39
2/5/06 at 11:49am
Personally, I probably wouldn't go past two unless there was some real, compelling reason to do so. That being said, I don't think there's anything wrong with breastfeeding a toddler, but there is a point, I am sure, where extended nursing does more harm than good. I can't imagine any circumstances where I would keep it up after my child started school.
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post #38 of 39
2/5/06 at 8:30pm
When my daughter was a few months short of 3, and nursing only a little in the morning, one morning she told me, "No more nahnah," looked really puzzled for a few seconds and yelled "Juice," and took off for the refrigerator. That was the end of my mornings in bed.

Women who are still able and want to nurse when their children have really outgrown it might volunteer to wet nurse babies whose mothers cannot nurse for some reason. That seems a lot healthier than nursing children past three or four.

Teeth are no issue really -- once the baby tries it and the mother screams in pain, they usually don't do it again!
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post #39 of 39
2/6/06 at 3:36am
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Wow this has had a lot of opinions! Ive been away for the weekend and with the downtime before that I'm only just reading the responses. I do agree with the majority, breast feeding is a wonderful thing and should be encouraged where possible but once you get to a certain age it is not right to continue this. As mentioned a child at school still breastfeeding is just open to bullying etc and it's not fair to put a child through that, just to make a point.
I didnt see the programme but from what Susan and Sarah have said it was pretty disturbing. I think these mothers must have a deep longing to be needed, whatever has caused this I don't know but in my mind it's the only way I can try and understand it. They obviously just crave that feeling of being loved, needed and useful but breastfeeding your child until they are no longer a child, is not the way to fulfill that longing, it's pretty selfish.
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