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Now in my opinion breastfeeding is one of the best things a new mum could do to give her newborn baby antibodies they need. As they say ...breast is best.

But to carry on doing it when your child is 6 and older, as some mums on tv was doing last night on tv isnt quite right. Just been told from a friend that her sister-in-law is still breastfeeding a 7 year old.:eek:

What age do you personally think breast feeding should stop and do you think im not right in thinking that breastfeeding children aint right. This opinion excludes 3rd world countries by the way, where poverty is ripe.

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hah did you see the little britain sketch about it,,,,most funny

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You mean "BITTIE" ....:D :D :D

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am i to assume these sick mothers turn up at school breaks and slap it through the railings liek a hamster bottle for their kids to suck on ?

sorry but breast feeding a 6year old is for teh mothers pleasure not the childs needs

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I personally couldn't even bring myself to feed my children from the breast, but then again thats the wonderful thing about having choices.

BUT!!! to carry on until the child is attending school is sick in my opinion.

And why do they do it?? you wouldn't see a 7 year old still drinking powdered milk out of a baby bottle would you??

I think it's the mothers that have issues when they are still breast feeding at that age.

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Phew ..... thought it was just me that thought it aint right.

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I saw a trailer for the programe ,and there was an article in the paper ,,THAT WAS ENOUGH,, sick i call it...:eek: imho

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I breast fed my 1st [cos u get pushed into it] i could only manage a month tops - gee it was painful & blimey couldnt handle the demand of my boobs - even blokes dont take that much time over them hehehehe:p

We had a mum at nursery who's 3/4 year old was still suckling & wasn't quite discreet either - :eek: teeth on nips - yeeeeeeeeee-ooooowww bad enough with gummys:eek:

Basically as people said it is for the mothers needs not the childs, i've watched a few progs where mother is still breast feeding a child, & bascially the mother was one having problems letting go not the child - one mother gave up only for hours she sneaked off to breast feed her child totally confusing it at the same time, she had problems accepting her kid was growing up & doesn't need to be that dependant on her!!

Personally i think certainly before child goes to school then breast feeding stops or they are causing abuse or force because it can be quite psychological if that child is usually one or two that attends the school still suckling tantermounting to bullying later on. Usually most mums wean of breastfeeding by the age of 2 or even before then. If they have a good diet then no need for 'baby' milk of any kind.

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I think six months is about right. Mine were bottle fed and if I remember rightly, it's a long time ago, I started to wean them off it around that age.

You wouldn't included four ounces of Cow and Gate in a seven year old's packed lunch would you?

I agree with everyone else, it's a problem with the mother.

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I would have loved to have breast fed both my babies, but due to complications during labour and going into shock my milk never came.

Who remembers in the olden days, breast feeding mums could pop down to the clinic with any excess milk for the prem babies on the wards.

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i was accidently breast fed at age 32 :eek:

yuk i stayed away from them till the baby went on bottles :D

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lol, by the way i wonder how many men have actually tasted breast milk ?

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Personally I think that breastfeeding up to 2 years old is perfectly acceptable. Many babies after the age of 12 months only require a night feed.

There are many countries where breastfeeding older children is part of the culture and considered normal. Here in the West we have other options and are lucky in that respect.

In Nepal it is customary for the Grandmother to breastfeed the baby while the mother works. Here it would be considered sick and wrong but over there it is normal practise. Women in Scandinavia are often seen feeding toddlers and older children in public places. Breastfeeding is the norm over there, women are paid and given more time off work in order to do it and nobody bats an eyelid because it is normal.

Bear in mind that exclusive breastfeeding delays ovulation and for some women, especially in the Third World, it is their only form of contraception. Women have no power in these countries and cannot insist that their husband use a condom. Many of these women have no access to the pill, femidom, diaphragm, sponge or depo-provera.

Personally I would have to draw the line at feeding an older child, but that is my own personal preference.

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wouldnt this mean that the grandmother would either have to be pregnant herself or have kept herself producing milk for many years :eek:

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I'm confused by that one myself Chav .. you don't produce the milk whilst pregnant, or maybe if you were still feeding a child from a previous pregnancy it does keep going ? How do they keep it flowing all those years for their grandchildren ? :confused: Pehapsthey just act as a dummy? Over to you Lettie ?

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Me and my daughter watched the programme;amidst the laughter I thought that 2 years would be quite enough;I managed 6 months before having to go back to work.Just for the record;the mum who was still feeding her 5 year old was "educating" her children at home and a bunch of ruder,more ignorant kids you would struggle to find! The same prog also had some crazy Yanks on it trying to potty train a 5 day old baby;and without much success ,and a 3 year old being trained minus nappies;totally barking !:rolleyes:

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Any woman who has had a pregnancy lasting 16 weeks or more has the ability to re-lactate with the right kind of stimulation. Many Nepalese Grandmothers have re-lactated and fed all of their grandchildren. The ability to re-lactate also comes in handy in this country when a woman wishes to feed and adopted child (yes!! this happens). If the woman who adopts the child has lost her own babies, stillbirths, late miscarriages etc, she still has the ability to breastfeed an adoptee. She will spend many weeks prior to adoption using a breast pump or hand expressing and massage in order to re-lactate..:D

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Lettie is this why the rich in times gone by employed wet nurses to feed their offspring?

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Yes, the wet nurse had often fed several of her own children and in some instances was still feeding them. Breastmilk is produced by stimulation, the more the baby feeds the more milk is produced. Many women give up breastfeeding because they say that they don't have enough milk. In truth, there are only about 2% of women worldwide who are unable to lactate due to rare medical conditions. Many women who give up feeding in the West are merely experiencing a baby growth spurt. During a growth spurt the baby will demand to be fed for up to 22 hours out of 24... This can go on for about 48 hours leaving the mother knackered and feeling that she mustn't have enough milk, therefore, she gives up....
Growth spurts happen at roughly 2 weeks, 6 weeks and 3-4 months old...:D

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When my daughter was born my wife desided to breast feed but really struggled and even had trouble expressing it for a bottle. The fact she couldnt was something that really upset her yet most around her opted for a bottle even with the advice from the midwifes who were only thinking of the newborn. Personally I blame the way the public view breast feeding as abhorent yet that is what a set of breasts are for. Some women I think take the view that the look of the chest outweighs the needs of the child which come from breast milk. Its time it became the norm if possible for women without being looked on as a horrid act. Breastfeeding is natural and has been
been around longer than "civil society" and is therefore the right of all women to, if they can give their newborn child the best food for it.

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Flipping heck that must of started as soon as now 10year was born lol, was a nightmare to feed yehh 22-24 was about right i was sooo exhausted, had mastitus on both boobs & i lost soooo much weight cos i basically up all time & not even getting chance to feed myself so it was a constant circle & the midwife wanted me to continue - errr nope i did a months worth & that was enough!

Besides i couldnt go out, people objected to breast feeding a newborn nevermind a child!!! Anyways drained my boobs out completely nowt left of em pmsl:eek:

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We tend to find that women who genuinely can't produce enough milk in the first few days after delivery have sometimes retained a piece of their placenta. The hormones in the placenta prevent the production of breastmilk, this stops women from leaking bucket loads of milk whilst they are still pregnant. Anyone who is experiencing insufficient lactation in the first 14 days after delivery should tell their midwife. They may need to go back to the hospital for a scan and examination in order to identify and remove any retained products from pregnancy.

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Wish we had known that at the time then maybe she wouldnt have felt like a failure. This was 10 1/2 years ago so dont even know how things have changed.

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Hehehe...... It's amazing what you can learn from Accyweb..:D

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