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08-11-2006, 04:44 PM
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I have seen that before!!!! A kid went up to her mom and stated that she was hungry, lifted her mom's shirt, and proceeded to nurse. She was about 5 years old. I swear I'm not lying!!
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08-11-2006, 04:46 PM
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I once saw a 9 year old boy on the subway sucking on a pacifier. His mom tried to take it away from him and he started crying, screaming, and kicking like you would not believe.
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08-11-2006, 04:55 PM
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How long is too long?
In terms of a male, when he get's married, it's his wifes problem.
Just kidding. It's an old joke.
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08-11-2006, 05:01 PM
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How long is too long?
In terms of a male, when he get's married, it's his wifes problem.
Just kidding. It's an old joke.
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That's funny DeltAlum! 
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08-11-2006, 05:02 PM
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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. 
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08-11-2006, 05:06 PM
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Does this thread remind anyone of the Desperate Housewives episode in which a woman in Lynette's office breastfed her 5 year old son?
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08-11-2006, 05:08 PM
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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. |
I have heard of a lot of moms using teeth as the cutoff point. That makes sense.
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08-11-2006, 05:15 PM
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I got teeth very early and that's when the nursing ended. In the neighborhood where I grew up, there was a modern wet-nurse who worked out of her house. Her son was 5 years old breastfeeding and probably went longer than that so that she wouldn't dry up. But, that's about money, not healthy babies!
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08-11-2006, 05:51 PM
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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.
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08-11-2006, 06:02 PM
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I breastfed until 4 months when the teething became too much. But she still got a mix because I pumped for a little while after that.
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08-11-2006, 05:05 PM
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I'd say until the teeth mean that breastfeeding becomes breast-gnawing
As long as you can is good. The benefits to the baby outweigh any inconvenience (imo) and so are the emotional benefits to yourself.
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