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What is the appropriate age to stop breast-feeding? I know a woman who is still breast-feeding her seven-year-old daughter, and they take baths together and sometimes breastfeed in the tub. Is this questionable behavior bordering on sexual abuse, or is it OK? Why do women who breastfeed for many years continue to do it?
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Name : Jessica-N30837, Gender : F, Age : 26, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States,I thought this was really bizarre, but not being a mom or a doctor, I decided to check this out. I found this quote:
“In societies where children are allowed to nurse as long as they want, they usually self-wean, with no arguments or emotional trauma, between 3 and 4 years of age. The minimum predicted age for a natural age of weaning in humans is 2.5 years, with a maximum of 7 years,” states Katherine Dettwyler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anthropology and Nutrition at Texas A&M University, and author of the chapter, A Time to Wean, in the book, Breastfeeding: Biocultural Perspectives. So I guess as long as this doesn’t continue too long, it’s normal. I think it’s pretty weird, though.
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Name : Lizzy, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 19, City : Orlando, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Where are the moms? Everybody but their mothers seems to have an opinion. And why are these folks who have no practical experience telling the rest of us what’s the appropriate age to stop nursing? That’s ludicrous. Some of the respondents are young, inexperienced and seemingly childless. What compelled you to voice your opinion? And one gentleman clearly says he has no legitimate basis for his response. So why would you even venture to guess what’s normal?
Somebody work with me here, please. I thought the purpose here was to enlighten. How can posters teach me something about a topic they have no knowledge about? I felt offended the first time I read these responses. I checked back to see if other nursing moms or professionals had responded. Why are those of us who are practicing this feeding/nurturing method not speaking up?
Recently, I wrote a paper about the breast-feeding vs. bottle-feeding controversy. The facts I relayed might shock/sadden those who criticize this practice and its appropriate duration. Let’s dispel the myths and lies and instead educate each other with the truth and facts.
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Name : Zawadi, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 34, City : Detroit, State : MI, Country : United States,A new study showed that women who breastfeed for two or more consecutive years have half the rate of cancer as women who do not. Children receive important health benefits from breastfeeding for at least two years. We as a society clearly need to do more to encourage more and longer breastfeeding to improve health and save medical costs My two children were born when I was teaching in Asia. I breastfed them for a period of time, and each nursed for around three years. One of my university students told me that as the last of 7 children he breastfed until he was 7, coming home from grade school to nurse. He laughed about this, and all his friends seemed to know. He seemed like a healthy and happy young adult. I think the only problem with U.S. kids nursing for long years is believing it is bad for them. It is one of the most natural things in life (in some cultures, men do not find breasts sexually attractive so that may not be as ‘natural’ as we think). Breasts primarily exist to feed our young. Most kids stop at 2 or 3, but some may want to stop at 6 months and others may want to go for 7 years. Should kids/mothers on those extremes be charged with child abuse? I don’t think so.
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Name : Linda, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Lutheran, Age : 44, City : Portland, State : OR, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College,“Breasts primarily exist to feed our young.” … I just wanted to point out that only about a third of the female breast is actually geared toward milk production. The other 2/3rds are mainly there to attract mates. This is natural. Thanks be to evolution.
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