Attendance at a La Leche League (LLL) meeting would be revelatory for those who believe
older breastfed children are overly dependent.
I bet you have had to give in hundreds of times in completely different areas of life... My 2 - year -
old breastfed child is very well - behaved and I do not give in whenever he wants anything... I let him have a cuddle and be breastfed not because he wants it but because he needs it...
Not exact matches
If a woman is
breastfeeding a
child when its
old enough to eat food, there is a whole other set of problems at play.
It is also recommended that you continue to
breastfeed until your
child is at least two years
old.
Her
older sister Elizabeth was dying of cancer in Britain and was unable to
breastfeed her second
child as the end neared.
Home to discussions about
breastfeeding basics, feeding on cue, extended
breastfeeding, comfort nursing, bottle nursing, introducing solids, gentle weaning, coping with toddler pickiness, creating healthy eating habits in
older children and more.
I only wish more mothers would decide to continue to
breastfeed their
older children; there's nothing absolutely wrong with it.
-- including a list of moms who have
breastfed older children.
I can proudly say that my little one is still
breastfeeding at 33 months
old and we plan to do
child - led weaning!
I have a 7 week
old, my fourth
child, and have always struggled with
breastfeeding and then given up due to low milk supply.
A study released by the National Institutes of Health in 2004 indicated that
children who were
breastfed had a 20 % lower risk of dying between 28 days and our year
old when compared to
children who weren't
breastfed during this time.
Sure would make it easier instead of being judged by one group because I
breastfed my 25 month
old while pregnant and judged by another group because I have to have a scheduled c - section and then judged by yet another group because I dare to put my
child in a crib — never mind that each of these decisions has been in the best interest of my
children.
Breastfeeding was assessed in interviews with mothers when the children were 3 years old; 57 % of the cohort children were breastfed, consistent with breastfeeding rates in New Zealand in the earl
Breastfeeding was assessed in interviews with mothers when the
children were 3 years
old; 57 % of the cohort
children were
breastfed, consistent with
breastfeeding rates in New Zealand in the earl
breastfeeding rates in New Zealand in the early 1970s (47).
Authorities at the Department of
Children and Family Services took the boy from the 32 - year -
old woman's home after a baby - sitter called an abuse hot line and the
child subsequently told investigators that he no longer wanted to
breastfeed, they said.
In an exceptional case, Illinois
child protection authorities have taken a 6 - year -
old boy from the custody of a Champaign mother because she was still
breastfeeding him, allegedly against his wishes.
A German study found that
breastfeeding your
child reduces their risk of SIDS by 50 percent, and that it is best to
breastfeed until your
child is at least six months
old.
Breastfeeding moms often become uncomfortable nursing
older children around others and will only nurse at home.
My
children stop gaining weight before they are a month
old (or in the case our our infant, she never gained even 1 ounce when we were exclusively
breastfeeding).
Indeed, some pediatricians and
child - rearing experts have come to espouse a revival of
old parenting practices, such as extended
breastfeeding and sleeping in the same bed with
children — what some call «co-sleeping.»
If
breastfeeding is really something you want to shield your kids from seeing that is YOUR problem and If seeing a woman
breastfeeding her five year
old is not appealing to YOU that is YOUR problem, it is not the mother who simply wants to nurse her
child's problem, nor should it be her concern either.
If you are considering
breastfeeding during pregnancy, or advising a woman who is, it's ideal to have an obstetrician or midwife who can consider the genuine medical research on safety, as well as the overwhelming research on the continued benefit of long term nursing to the
older child.
You may want to consider dedicating those first few days after birth to staying at home so you can feed both
children on demand surrounded by understanding family and friends as you may feel a little self - conscious and exposed if you are
breastfeeding your
older child as well.
If your
child is a toddler and is
old enough to understand, you may also explain that he or she can
breastfeed, but will have to wait until bedtime (or some other time throughout the day).
One of the nicest things about
breastfeeding older children is that they are able to verbalise their joy of
breastfeeding to you.
Eventually we ended up in Mali, when she was 15 months
old, and I devoted my ethnographic field research to
breastfeeding, weaning beliefs and practices and the growth and health of
children among the Bambara people of Mali.
Dr. Amy — the
older children aren't a problem because if you have the * right * kind of
breastfeeding relationship ovulation has been suppressed until those
older children are school aged.
Maybe on Planet Boob all the
older children respect nothing more than the need for a pristine
breastfeeding relationship between the mother and the new baby, but in the real world,
older children couldn't care less.
Breastfeeding is awesome and nutritional for
children no matter how
old they are.
But as an attached parent (I
breastfed my son until he was almost 2 years
old, we still share a family bed, and aside from daycare, he has never had a babysitter other than my mother) I can tell you that daycare and attachment parenting can live happily together.My son is also very cautious and quiet, but he has always been happy at «school,» and even more, he is the one who befriends the
children who cry easily and who need extra comfort at daycare.
So, yes to a certain extent I feel like I missed out on some things with my
oldest child during those first few months
breastfeeding and he played a lot of angry birds.
Often, friends and family come around to the idea of an
older child breastfeeding.
If you are concerned about tandem nursing, or if you have any questions about nursing a newborn and an
older child at the same time, talk to your doctor or a lactation consultant.Local
breastfeeding groups, such as La Leche League International, are also a great place to find acceptance, support, and advice.
How to continue to offer comfort and
breastfeeds to your
older child while also settling your newborn.
And the
older child would see Mom sitting down on the couch to
breastfeed as a cue to run and get her picture books.
Breastfeeding is still recommended and beneficial to your
child at this age, but as your
child gets
older, breast milk alone will no longer be enough to provide him with all the nutrition that his body requires as he grows.
I could
breastfeed my two
children till they were over a year
old, and am nursing my boy at 2 months, and plan to do it till he's a year
old, or he doesn't want to anymore, or I don't want to anymore.
Some mothers worry that
breastfeeding an
older child could cause psychological damage, but there is no reason to believe that
breastfeeding an
older child causes any problems at all.
My
oldest child was exclusively
breastfed.
Breastfeeding your
older child along with your newborn can be tiring, but it can also be a rewarding experience.As long as your younger
child is getting all the nutrition that she needs, you can choose to continue nursing both
children together for as long as you feel comfortable doing so.
What about
breastfeeding your
older child, who has his / her own seat, during takeoff and landing?
Until then, while I was very vocal about my personal views, I had given little thought to my own childhood when it was not uncommon to see a mother
breastfeeding an
older child and chatting easily with friends and family about the age she should stop
breastfeeding or about a
child's reluctance to «wean.»
Thankfully, I had an easier time nursing my second
child whom I
breastfed exclusively till he was 9 months
old before introducing solids and he didn't wean until after his second birthday.
Start at 6 months of age with small amounts of food and increase the quantity as the
child gets
older, while maintaining frequent
breastfeeding.
I have two beautiful
children, a 5 year -
old girl, Reigna, and a 2 year -
old boy, Reignz, whom I have been
breastfeeding since birth.
53 % of mothers living in the least deprived areas
breastfed exclusively to six weeks, compared with only 21 % in the most deprived areas; and 45 % of mothers in their 30s and 41 % of those aged 40 or
older at their
child's birth exclusively
breastfed to six weeks or more, compared with 35 % of mothers in their 20s and only 12 % of teenage mothers.
I stopped
breastfeeding my one - year -
old child when he was 3 months
old (over 9 months ago).
Speaking as a
breastfeeding mother, I can assure you that being physically tied to either a baby or a breast pump 24/7 for however long you choose to nurse (in my case, about a year and a half per
child) can get
old.
I'm pregnant now with my 4th
child but haven't had a newborn in 14 yrs so it's almost like starting new even though I did
breastfeed my twins I am very concerned to do it now since I am
older and may not produce as much milk.
When my
older 2
children were born I was encouraged to
breastfeed and so I did.
Later, when your
child is
older, eating solid foods, and
breastfeeding less often, you will not need to eat as much.