how long is too long to breastfeed???
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I breastfed my son for ten and a half months. That worked for us. He was becoming less focused when feeding, poking me, sitting up, looking around and I was ready to have my boobs back. :) I think if you can do it for about a year that is great. Much longer would be way to weird for me.
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If your still breastfeeding when they are 1 year its time to let go.
puberty??????? i personally think a year but other people might think different.
Some people nurse for 5 years! Not me, though! I think the longest in my opinion is 1 year. I made it 11 months with my daughter and with my son I plan on 1 year. 5 more months to go.
I think most kids wean themselves, mine talked at 7 months, so i would say the 2 word rule is not always the best thing.Around 1 year is supposed to yield optimum medical results.
i agree with you i wouldnt want to be out in public and have my 2 yr old grab my breast and try and get lunch....i would say 6 months to a year Hmmm, Well I think when a child is able to walk it is a good time to quit. Then again my wife quit when the rascals started biting to much.
I think to long is after 1 year old.
dont breast feed over a yearThe American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends that "Breastfeeding should be continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child.." * The World Health Organization and UNICEF recommend that babies be breastfed for at least two years.
it has nothing to do with weather the child can speak
I will put it this way if you feel the child is appropriate age to use a sippy cup with a valve in it that forces the child to suck instead of using a regular cup or one with a spout then they are still young enough to breast feed
How many of you people stopped bottles and sippy cups when your child started talking? that's a silly way to tell if the child is ready to wean!
OMG no the value of breast milk does not dicrease after they start solids infact studys show it continues providing benefits till the child has a fully developed digestive system between 4 and 7 years old (not that I see a reason for a seven year old to nurse but they could still drink expressed milk)
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i say about a year is right to call it quits, however start the weaning process when they start eating solid food regularly my sister in law was still breastfeeding when her boy was almost three because she liked having big boobs but to me that is borderline sick well i have three boys and i breast feed them until 14 months each. And i have a 18 month old and he hasnt got sick for nothing. What is in the milk? always you might do it until 1 or earlier because then they might have teeth and bite you. So that's what i heard.
Pediatricians recommend 1 to 2 years in modern societies. In third world countries, they recommend 3 years due to poor nutrition choices available to them. That's a good place to start. As a woman who nursed for one year, I would say a good time to wean is when the kid has a top and bottom tooth (or teeth!). Once they can take a bite out of crime it's time to eat real food.
As some as the child can walk i think that is just too dang on big for that child to be sucking on your breast. I would wait untill they starting talking that just nasty but everyone feels diffrent so what ever works for you, but dont be surprised when you get digusted reaction from peope.The American Academy of Pediatrics reccomends Breastfeeding for the first 12 months, and then however long it is mutually desirable. The World Health Organization actually reccomends breastfeeding until the age of 2.
Here in the good ol' USA the Breast has become over-sexualized. So people think it's gross or weird. But c'mon people, that is what they were made for!
I have 2 kids. Breastfed my first till he was 14 months old. And I'm breastfeeding my second, and she is 11 months old.
I think it is time to stop when the child can ask for it by name in a complete sentence. That is my own opinion. But there are women out there who deeply believe in child-led weaning (meaning as long as they want to be a nursing child...let them decide). And that is their decision. That is what it comes down to. it really is a decision between the Mom and her babe. Your child will let you know when to stop. Many parents pare down to just a nighttime feeding around 12 to 18 months. Breastfeeding continues to connect you and your child and there is no right or wrong answer to this question. You and your child will find the right time.
Take care.
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