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Tinkerbelle · 01-02-2006, 17:57

I was watching GMTV this morning and have also noticed tht there is a documentary on Channel 4 tonight on the same issue, both debating the age that children should be taken off breast feeding. Obviously breast is best for babies and health officials recommend breast feeding until the age of between 6 and 12 month (I think) but one of the little girls was still breast feeding at 6 year old. The mother tried to say it was just a comfort thing for the child and that she only fed first thing in the morning and last thing at night and was only a private thing done indoors. I don't know why but this disturbed me quite abit.

If the childs happy should they still be encouraged to feed from the breast or is there an age when it really should be discouraged?

01-02-2006, 17:57	#1
Tinkerbelle God Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: on the edge of insanity Posts: 5,335 Blog Entries: 9 Liked: 4 times Rep Power: 161	Breast Is Best. I was watching GMTV this morning and have also noticed tht there is a documentary on Channel 4 tonight on the same issue, both debating the age that children should be taken off breast feeding. Obviously breast is best for babies and health officials recommend breast feeding until the age of between 6 and 12 month (I think) but one of the little girls was still breast feeding at 6 year old. The mother tried to say it was just a comfort thing for the child and that she only fed first thing in the morning and last thing at night and was only a private thing done indoors. I don't know why but this disturbed me quite abit. If the childs happy should they still be encouraged to feed from the breast or is there an age when it really should be discouraged? __________________