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Originally Posted by 33girl
My mom nursed me for quite a bit longer than was the norm at the time, I believe. Then again I didn't have teeth till I was a year and 3 months so that might have been a little different.  |
Actually, teeth don't matter unless the child is a natural "biter."
Listen, this is another one of those questions for which there is no real correct answer except perhaps, "whatever feels right."
The reason is that it is societal as much as physical.
In some societies, children (as oppossed to infants) nurse until four or five years old normally -- maybe even longer. Nobody bats an eyelash, because that's the way it is and has been there. My guess is that those folks would laugh a lot at us for our attitudes.
Some people would consider breastfeeding important for the comfort and mental relaxation of the child as well as for its proven nutritional benefits.
The most important thing is, as ISU Kappa pointed out, any breastfeeding is better than none because of the natural antibodies and other health benefits in human milk.