Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 In a message dated 9/11/02 7:39:02 PM, writes: >I've nursed them all. Niek till he was 3, Lotte stopped drinking from the >breast when she was 2 and I hope Emma will go on for a long time. My eldest >son from 4 is drinking again from the breast. He loves it. Way to go girl!!! I also have three daughters (now 21, 17 and 12) and nursed them each longer than was probably socially respectable. The first one nursed for about 2 1/2 years; the second for about 3 1/2 and the last actually hit her 4th birthday before she quit. Of course, toward the end it's mainly an excuse to cuddle. For a while I had Dr. Sears (Creative Parenting book, etc.) as our pediatrician and he said that research he was involved in demonstrated that breast milk changes when the child is about 1 year in such a way that adapts to the growing needs of the toddler -- he liked to see women nurse for as long as possible -- at least 2 years. When he talked about infant feeding decisions, he always referred to formulas as what they are -- " other species milk. " He was a great doctor, but unfortunately he moved away. Namaste, Liz <A HREF= " http://www.csun.edu/~ecm59556/Healthycarb/index.html " > http://www.csun.edu/~ecm59556/Healthycarb/index.html</A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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