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Kameko Posts: 9
Registered: 2003-5-8 22:35:15
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Breastfeeding an 8 yr old? |
I came across this story on AOL about women who breastfeed their children even into school age (6+) and everyone who commented on the story agreed that it was great and fine for an 8 yr old to still be breastfeeding.
Now, I don't have children of my own, and the two I've helped care for were formula babies, so perhaps I just don't get it but ... whoa? It's that more then a little odd? I mean, I was under the impression that the main reason to breastfeed is for an infant to receive antibodies and such that they couldn't get otherwise, but once they reach a certain age, they don't need that anymore... or am I wrong?
Anywho, all of ya'll are parents or grandparents, so what's your take? Is there an age when breastfeeding just becomes awkward?
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Lynea  Title: Dances with Trolls
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When your baby is ready to start eating real food and their teeth have come in, it's time to wean them.
I think breastfeeding past the age of two is extremely odd.
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Darwynnia  Title: Sugar Kibbi
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Personally, when your child is old enough that he/she names your breasts (yes, it's happened), they're too old to be breastfed.
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Date Posted:
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Eight years old is bordering on perversion, IMO. If I wasn't already wearing a training bra by then, it wasn't far off at all. I was a little younger than ten and a half when I started my period and I knew girls that had already started before I did.
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Registered: 2001-2-22 10:41:46
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Lynea posted:
I think breastfeeding past the age of two is extremely odd.
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Lynea Title: Dances with Trolls
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Jennifer_the_Great posted:
Eight years old is bordering on perversion, IMO. If I wasn't already wearing a training bra by then, it wasn't far off at all. I was a little younger than ten and a half when I started my period and I knew girls that had already started before I did.
Exactly! My daughter started wearing a training bra at 9. She started menstruating at 10. Breastfeeding her until she almost hit puberty would damn near qualify as child abuse, IMO.
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Varece Posts: 1,096
Registered: 2002-1-7 21:48:11
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I think when the kid runs up and asks for the bewbie, it's time to call it quits 
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BluSkye  Title: Wild Blu Yonder
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Registered: 2003-2-24 19:26:39
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I guess I'm the only one that feels this way, but I think as long as both the mother AND the child want to continue nursing, I don't see any problem with it whatsoever. No, it's probably not something I would personally do, but I have also heard of mothers that pump breast milk for their whole family. I don't think that's that bad either. Breast milk is very healthy and good for you no matter the age. And really, doesn't it make more sense for human's to drink human milk?
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Trahnse Title: cold-hearted
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Registered: 2001-11-20 19:23:57
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3/2/09 3:08pm
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When I think of breastfeeding, straight from the breast comes to mind, rather than pumping. I guess I can see a difference between pumping it and drinking straight from the tap. I could see an 8 year old pouring a glass from the fridge, but it's just weird (IMO) to walk up to mom, ask for a drink and out comes the boob. yikes!
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Pulp_Gareth Title: boomshakkalakkaboom
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Lynea posted:
When your baby is ready to start eating real food and their teeth have come in, it's time to wean them.
I think breastfeeding past the age of two is extremely odd.
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