Um yeah, I agree with you Sam. That is just wrong on so many levels. I don't want to offend anyone in here, but that when your child can walk to you, climb in your lap on their own, and pull down your shirt and bra...maybe it is time to ween them off the boob.
This gives a whole new meaning to milk and cookies.
Discussion Topic
Breastfeeding older children
Posted on 10/15/08, 04:45 pm
A friend of mine sent me an article on exstended breastfeeing. In the article it mentioned a woman who was still breastfeeding her 8 year old daughter. She said that she felt like her daughter should be aloud to breastfeed for as long as she wanted and that she felt breasfeeding so long kept her connected to her daughter. I was absolutely horrified when I read this. While breastfeeding is wonderful for babies, an 8 year old should not be breasfeeding anymore in my opinion. The article also mentioned other women breastfeeding until the age of 4 or 5. I was just wondering what some of you think about exstended breasfeeding. Since I dont have children yet, maybe I just dont get it, but to me I cant understand anyone breasfeeding past they age of two and I personally find it criminal to breasfeed a child over the age of 5.
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Reply #1 10/15/08 4:59pm
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Reply #2 10/15/08 9:55pm
I just think the mother is selfish, and can't let go of her children. It's sick, to me, and borderline child abuse... -
Reply #3 10/16/08 7:51am
I agree with you justmarried. This happened to my mother after her baby brother died. Her mom started to breastfeed her again and I'm sorry to say that my mother has always been mentally ill. She never got over this abusive behavior by her mother. The mother has a need and is using her child to fill that need. It's abusive. -
Reply #4 10/16/08 2:35pm
I agree with you justmarried. I think women who breastfeed that long are no longer doing it for the benefit of their child, but for their own pleasure. I think there is something wrong with these women where they feel like they have to breastfeed in order to have a connection to their child. Children need to connect with their parents in other ways at that point and I think continuing to breastfeed has to have some sort of psycological damage on these children. -
Reply #5 10/17/08 5:01pm
Plus children who are breastfed longer are more likely to retain weight when they're older. Though I agree with you from a social standpoint it is wrong, I think it's really interesting from an anthropalogical perspective. Did you know that your breasts can continue producing up to thirteen years after giving birth? Why would it be able to do that? Do you think we started drinking cow's milk first, or was the woman passed around for caveman cereal? j/k -
Reply #6 10/17/08 7:03pm
In all honesty I think that hundreds of years ago when finding food and water was much more difficult, a woman needed to produce milk for a longer period of time to ensure that her children would still recieve some nutrients during times of drought, famine, or when food sources were low. But I dont think people ever really breastfed for 13 years. I mean heck, all those years ago by age 13 you were probably getting ready to marry and start your own family in a couple years,lol -
Reply #7 10/19/08 12:51am
I guess they have proven that there are no benefits of breastmilk after a year. I'm going to research that--- -
Reply #8 10/20/08 3:11pm
I think breastfeeding beyond the toddler years is borderlining on incest of some type. How can you teach your 8 yr old that it's normal to suck on her mother's breast?? -
Reply #9 10/23/08 9:10pm
i agree with you. its criminal. its verrry unusual. the oldest child i ever saw breastfed was around 1 1/2 and the woman was freaking because she didn't want it going on. a lot of people only breast feed for a few weeks at the most and then switch. others say its easier once you get used to it and do it for several months. have never heard of walking children being breast fed. very suspicious. -
Reply #10 10/23/08 9:29pm
I just recently found out about emotional incest. It is basically using your child as a crutch and not having the normal healthy parent/child relationship. I think this definitely falls under emotional incest and affects a child into adulthood.
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