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feeding toddlers–: How do you feel about breast feeding toddlers?
I think its great when a Mum decides to keep breast feeding their toddlers. I have a friend who breastfeeds her 2 year old and Ive heard people critisize her behind her back. So I was wandering what other people think? and when do you think it becomes gross for a child to still be breastfeeding.
good point pipsqueek! Its pretty strange how people can say its unnatural and then give them milk from another animal as an ulternative!
Hotee- This is not an anti bottle feeding question. I am not trying to put down people who bottle feed. Its just about peoples opinions on breastfeeding toddlers. I believe I never mentioned anything about formula feeding and I agree that we should all support each other breastfeeding or bottle
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Answer by Ima Vegan
I think it’s absolutely disgusting but I also realize that my society has created that prejudice in me.
Answer by mslkwolfe
I think it is GREAT! Did you know that the average age that women stop breastfeeding their children worldwide is four years old? Who cares what other people think. God gave women breasts to feed their children so go for it.
Answer by Elizabeth Cedar
That is great. Breast milk is wonderful for a growing child. I do think there is a limit though, around 2 years or so I’d say. That’s just my opinion though.
Answer by ♥Karen♥
I have 6 children. all under 3. 3 sets of twins. the youngest 2 ( my boys) are exclusively breastfed. The girls do get breast milk as well but only at bedtime. as it is a comfort to them. they will not get it past 3. and for them i pump into their “sippy cups”
Answer by Amanda C
i think it is gross to breast feed a two year old. eventually the kids has to start eating real food. i think women who do that just want to have larger breast for longer.
Answer by ღgini2dopeღ
i think a toddler being breastfed is perfectly normal they will stop when they want to. But i did watch on the tyra banks show some lady who was still breastfeeding her eight year old daughter to me thats just a little weird…
Amanda C your dumb!! why do you think god gave woman breasts so they can feed their children its not like the mom is going to be feeding them nothing but breast milk the toddler will be eating food.
lol i agree with rocker mommy so many breastfeeding questions!
Answer by ordinary.magic
I personally wouldn’t do it. But i also didnt breastfeed when they were babies… I couldnt.
But even if i could i wouldnt….
I wouldnt make fun of someone who breastfead a toddler… but i would think it strange… maybe even gross…. it’s just that they are older now and.. i dunno… plus their teeth would HURT!!
Answer by Daizy
I agree totally. Breastfeeding toddlers is great and any mother doing it should not be criticized. Personally I won’t be breastfeeding after my boy turns 3 years old (if he lasts that long & doesn’t ween himself) but that’s just my personal choice. I think it becomes gross when the child is at school age.
Answer by hsingmomma
I think EWWW!
I breast feed both my children – but none past the age of one. My Aunt breast fed her son til he was 3 or so — and I thought it unnatural and strange. I know some kids have health issues and breast milk really is best – but for pete’s sake – pump it!!!
I really don’t think it’s natural to breast feed that long.
Answer by dananelson2007
It is definately disgusting when a mother is breastfeeding a child old enough to walk. I saw a foreign lady at the zoo breastfeeding like a 3 and a half to 4 yr old in public, in front of everyone, and it was really disgusting!!!!
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Question–: Breast feeding toddlers how to get them off the breast feeding ??
Hi i’ve been breast feeding since my son was born and only exspected to do that for 7 months but it turned out longer he is now 18 months old he does eat alot of foods but is not liking the cow milk …any help to try and get him off the breast feeding would greatly help . Thx
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Answer by miraclebaby_2006
pump your milk and give it to him that way the gradually add alittle cows milk and eventually he will be drinking cows milk and wont know the difference
Answer by banderson
www.kellymom.com is a great resource for breastfeeding questions. Dont feel like what you are doing is wrong, its actually suggested these days to nurse until the age of 2.
Pumping and putting your milk in a cup might be a gradual way to get him off the breast. I have a 13 month old and am wondering how long she will nurse as well. She drinks milk from a cup though for each meal and does great. Good Luck!
Answer by pretty
Leave your son with your mom for a while. Have your mom to babysit your son for a while. Like about a week. Don’t let him see you.
Answer by gordios_thomas_icxc
Much of the world breast feeds longer than 18 months, so just realize that it is you who is going against natural instinct here, not your child.
Having said that, I would encourage you to do as the other person said (pump your breast milk) but I would recommend that you mix it gradually with soy milk, or soy formula fortified for toddlers.
Would you consider it natural if a monkey breast fed off of a dog?
Or a cat breast fed off of your girlfriend?
Then don’t replace human milk with cow’s milk. Your child will thank you when they grow up.
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Answer by slawsayssss
well 7 months is usually way to early to wean a child from nursing. The AAP recomends for 1 year minnimum and then however long after that you want and La Leche Leauge International and WHO (the world health organization) recommend 2-3 years.
A lot of children just stop nursing on their own or the mothers milk dries up naturaly so the children stop. However 18 months isn’t really an unreasonable time now to start weaning if you really just do not want to nurse anymore.
Going cold turkey for anyone to quit something is hard. And the reason toddlers are recommended to nurse so long is, because as you mentioned with your son, there are some things they just don’t like that they need.
A lot of toddlers eat diets that don’t have a lot of varriety, so nursing ensures they get any vitamins and minerals they may be missing.
At this point though he should be primarily eatting solids as his main source of nurition and nursing should be secondary.
Thats how you should make each meal. Feed him solid food first and as much as possible until hes full. Then, if he still wants to nurse, do so after he finishes what you offered him. always try and offer solid food first though.
After that slowly replace nursing with food only and just keep offering him food. Start by replacing only a snack or lunch time. Then remove nursing from another meal, and then another, making bed time the last meals you remove nursing from.
Also here is The LLL’s page for help with weaning. They cover all sorts of frequently asked questions as well as tips to get your child to wean.
They also have local support group meetings which are free and kids are allowed, run by a trained nursing professional, which covers everything from latching on to weening and they could always help you also, all while meeting some new mommy friends. Hope it helps
http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBweaning.html
Answer by stelamoon2000
I weaned my son at 18 months because I “needed” to for myself. He would have continued probably up to now of he could (he’s 2). I just gradually removed feedings. I’d stop one feeding, let him get used to that for about 3 weeks or so and then stop another. The last one I took away was the night feedings, that was the hardest part. He would cry and reach out for it which was heart-breaking but I think the most important part was to be consistant with it. Good Luck!
Answer by Linda D
Buy some sippy cups. Do NOT nurse him anymore! You’re just as much to blame for this – because you find it easier to give in than to be the parent……………………….
He will drink, from the cups, when he finally discovers he can’t have his way anymore.
Answer by Angela G
Wow, I just have to say. You’ve done an INCREDIBLE job. You should really be proud of yourself. You have given your son an excellent start to life by breastfeeding him! GOOD JOB!
He really doesn’t NEED cows milk. If he’s eating a wide variety of foods, yogurt and cheese, nothing much to worry about. I would give him a sippy cup or two of soy milk or rice milk and not even worry about the cows milk.
When I weaned my youngest son at 14 1/2 months I used the “don’t offer don’t refuse” weaning technique.
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Well, the Australian Breastfeeding Association recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and then continuing to BF until your child is two.
I think if you can do it that long, then all the better. !
In my case it wont be possible because I wont be a SAHM that long but if i could no doubt i would
It’s wonderful and great. Mother’s should be able to breastfeed as long as they like. I personally don’t think there should be an age limit. As long as mother and baby are comfortable. Who cares what others think. Good for your friend. Breastfeeding a child is never gross.
BTW what’s up with all these anti-breastfeeding questions all of a sudden. Who opened the flood gates and let all the idiot’s out tonight?
ETA: borders on criminal? oh thanks for the laugh. the above statement applies to you.
You could flip the phuck out but if you ever dared to say anything to me about feeding my kids in public I would have to do what I call kicking your as$
People are very peculiar in their beliefs but breast feeding is a choice. If you feel that you would want to breast feed your children as toddlers, it makes them more healthy because of all the nutrients you supply in your milk! Their immunities will be much stronger and they will be, statistically, better in academics when they are older! So really, it is worth it to breast feed this long and forget about the knives stabbing you or your friend in the back because your children will be healthier and… SMARTER!!!
I don’t believe it is right or healthy. The baby is no longer able to process colostrum after the first year. The whole purpose of breast feeding is to absorb the mothers antibodies for immunity. Children that breastfeed at that age also tend to suffer more from separation anxiety. The child has teeth, and is perfectly able to eat solid foods. It is more healthy for them to eat nourishing foods then breast milk.
Breastfeeding is never gross, as it is natural. But not at 2 years old. Breastfeeding should stop at a year, max.
its great if you can be bothered/ have the time although apparently its not AS important in the diet after 12 months. I personally couldn’t do it for that long but some women have a great supply and its easy for them so its all good.
I honestly wouldn’t do it past six months, but hey thats me, if everyone were the same person on Earth, it would be a boring place! I think toddlers are getting a little old though..I definitely would not be happy knowing I was breastfeeding when I was little that long.
I don’t understand the benefits of continuing to breastfeed a toddler. I understand the benefits of breast milk, but this can be expressed and given in a cup. The closeness of the breastfeeding act can be demonstrated using alternate methods. The dental benefits of breastfeeding would have already been realized by the toddler stage, as well. I would think that the end of breastfeeding should coincide with the time when a parent would end bottlefeeding. Of course, some parents bottlefeed longer than I would, so it still ends up being a personal preference call. I do not believe that a school-age child should continue to breast feed. At some point it seems this would have a negative emotional effect on the child, and I would think it would lead to a greater chance of seperation anxiety and the like.
I hope I am able to continue breastfeeding my son until he’s at least two!
I’d like to see any one criticize me! People these days…I’ll stop breastfeeding when either I want to stop, or my son wants to stop, not when society says we should. Breast milk is the best thing I am able to give to my son! The people that have a problem with it, are the ones that need to de-sexualize themselves a bit!
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*I think it’s funny that people say it’s gross to breastfeed a child that is able to walk…some babies start walking at 6 months! I started walking at 8 months! Come on! Babies should breastfeed for at LEAST a year…
I think it’s great.
I love all these people saying it’s gross and unnatural. Think of how long a human mother raises her offspring. Is there any other creature that nurses for such a short portion of the time it nurtures the child? Breastfeeding a toddler is unnatural but giving it powdered milk that imitates breast milk is (and the companies now will admit that breast is best but ABC formula is good too)? Giving a child cow’s milk is natural but breast milk isn’t? Are we crazy?
The formula manufacturers did a great job marketing in America.
I think it’s great. Without the interruption, most babies naturally wean by 3 plus or minus 6 months. Nursing past 5 is what is unnatural. If you look at how a child’s chin progresses from infancy to 6, you can see that they are no longer designed to be breastfeeding by then.
Notarycat is a ‘health educator’? I think that woman needs a different job. Her views are disgusting and totally flies in the face of many major studies.
I have breastfed both my children. I think up to the age of one is fine. When children are 2 or 3 I think it is gross!! I know people are going to thumbs down me but by that stage they are getting all the nutrients from food. Plus I know of this one lady and I’m sure there are others like her who was still feeding her 3/4 yr old and she drank and smoked pot… …so seriously how good was that for the kid?? Anyway good luck to those but I don’t like it.
I’m sure all the idiots weren’t let out. Both people who breast and bottle feed should be supported why is it okay to down the bottlefeeders? My S-i-l bottle feeds and her children are as healthy and smart as mine who were bf.
Why is it that when people disagree with what I am going to call the breastfeeding nazis those BFN start namecalling and carrying on.?? Seriously do you really think someone is a moron because they don’t bf??? Grow up, support your sisters!!
Disgusted. It’s not necessary after a year.
If the kid can ask for a boobie, it is time to take it away.
All 4 of my boys have nursed beyond one year. My first self-weaned around 15 months. My 2nd, who was my boob monster, he nursed the longest and didn’t self wean till 2yrs 8mos. My twins who are now 14months self-weaned about a month ago, with some encouragement on my part. Although one recently tugged at my shirt and I let him nurse for comfort (he’s not feeling well)
None of my boys took to a pacifier, I was their pacifier. But if they did, then I’d probably wean from a pacifier around 3 years, so 3 years is probably when I’d wean from nursing.
I can’t say there’s an age that I’d find it inappropriate. It’s none of my business really. If a mother wants to nurse her 4 or 5 yr old, then so be it.
Breastfeeding a toddler is wonderful. I always admire a women who responds to her child’s needs first.
I hope the “health educator” isn’t providing any education about infant or child nutrition but if she is I’d love to read her sources of information.
There is no reputable health organization that I know of that recommends an upper age limit to breastfeeding. The world health organization and the Canadian Paediatric Association, for example, recommend age two as the minimum age of weaning.
There is a lot of prejudice in these answers and as evidenced by the “foreign lady” comment, not just about breastfeeding. Why do so many find it “disgusting” to feed a child human milk but healthy and wholesome to feed a child cow’s milk?
Breastfeeding is beneficial as long as it continues.
I think it’s wonderful if a mother wants to breast feed her toddler.
I believe it should be up to baby when it’s time to wean. It’s really sad to see that alot of people believe breastfeeding is discusting in the first place, and alot of people think it’s only acceptable to breastfeed a baby a year old or younger.
I pumped exclusively for my son, due to poor feeding issues. I pumped past his first birthday. I got comments from family/friends who knew i pumped, and after my son turned a year old, they questioned why i keept pumping.
It’s important for baby to get breast milk, espicially into the second year of life! It’s sad that our society doesnt accept the fact that that’s what breasts are for. Heck, my man dont touch them… they are strictly baby!
I think it’s gross for a child to be breastfeeding when they are 5-6-7 years old. Just wait, an after school snack for a 1st grader will be mom’s milk.
And to add on … To the folks that say it’s gross… disturbing… Then dont look. Where i live, it’s legal for a woman to walk city streets without a top on. Boobs flopping around. Would you think that’s gross then? A breastfeeding woman is very discrete about revealing herself. She doesnt just plop her boob out for everyone to see, nipple and all. The only thing that she’s not discrete about is the child on her lap, or in her arms. Put your blinders on people. But… wait… Everyone loves to sit and stair!
Wow the MORONS are out in full force!! LOL!
I am currently nursing my 2 year old and have no plans to wean her. She can stop when she’s ready!! Research shows that humans are designed to nurse anywhere from around 2.5 to 7 years.
Here’s a GREAT article about it!!
http://www.kathydettwyler.org/detwean.html
Breastfeeding is lovely and healthful, and such a sweet connection to mother and child! My daughter and I are so happy!!
Edit: hottee, since you need clarification, I didn’t call people morons because they DISAGREED with me. I call people morons for calling breastfeeding disgusting, and for blatantly ignoring scientific facts about breast milk! You are free to feel however you want about nursing, but anyone insulting breastfeeders is unacceptable. We’re just trying to give our children the best.
And btw, calling someone a “Nazi” isn’t helping your case….I know I’VE never gassed a formula feeder.
I did not breast feed past 9 months. It made me feel uncomfortable as I thought anything past 9 months was too old and gross. But that was my choice and my decision to make.
I don’t think there is a right or wrong with this. It comes down to personal opinion and beliefs.
If your friend feels comfortable doing it, then by all means she should keep at it. I don’t feel she should be criticized for it.
As a mother I think we should all support each other, regardless of choice to breastfeed, bottle feed, or for how long to BF.
I tried so hard to BF , I saw my doc, my baby’s doc, lac consultants, rented an expensive breast pump, change in diet, herbal supplements you name it……I tried it, and it never came together for me and my baby was losing too much weight. I hate it when women assume I love my baby less because I bottle feed, or they assume I am not as bonded with my baby because I bottle feed. What I am taking away from this experience is that we need to stick together as mommies and support each other and accept that we are all different and make different choices. I defend women’s right to BF and I wish all women would support my decision to bottle feed.
As for your question on age….. I think when the baby is no longer a baby and can get nutrients from food AND is ready to wean. So, I guess it would have to depend on the baby and mommy.