I read some of the other comments and it is heartbreaking to me to reador about mothers feeling like its time to stop breastfeeding just because of an age.I have read so man arrivals about the health benifits of
nursing older children even four or five if that is what that child needs.it is good for them mentally and emotionally.
It is a closed group that started out about the book but is now mostly a discussion group for mothers with questions, stories and things to share about
nursing older children and breastfeeding in general.
Nursing older children, however, is not a new thing.
To all the mothers still
nursing older children, keep it up!
Breastfeeding moms often become uncomfortable
nursing older children around others and will only nurse at home.
People need to talk about
nursing older children more!
Amazingly none of them were negative and several came from women saying that they too
nursed an older child and many thanked me for talking about it openly.
Actress turned advocate, Alicia Silverstone, is often criticized, mocked, and made fun of for her parenting choices (
nursing an older child, etc).
Be sure to tell your children's doctor that you're
nursing your older child along with your newborn.
After your younger child is satisfied with her feeding, you can then go on to
nurse your older child.
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Nursing an older child isn't always a garden of delights.
(It is this behaviour from babies that makes those of us who
nursed older children laugh when people who know very little tell us we are forcing our children to breastfeed...) you can't really force a baby to breastfeed.
There are women who continue
nursing the older child even after delivery of the new baby.
Some mothers will try tandem nursing as well, where
they nurse an older child and a new child continuously.
Women who have
nursed older children have bristled at the Champaign case, which they see as state interference in a private parenting issue.
As a breastfeeding mom who's similarly been accused of sexualizing breastfeeding by
nursing an older child, I do think what Maile did was wildly inappropriate, but I also think putting her on the sex offender registry doesn't do anyone any good.
I agree that you do find more people who look down upon
nursing an older child but my best advice is to do what YOU are comfortable with.
It's blatently obvious you don't
nurse an older child (or have ff guilt so come here to attack breastfeeders?)
I feel your pain about awkwardness from others when
nursing an older child.
Anyway, I think it's normal to feel a broad range of emotions around
nursing an older child and weaning, and I appreciate your honesty!
I have a newborn and a 2.5 year old - the nursing aversion started when I was pregnant as well, and continues as
I nurse my oldest child.
Well, many mothers aren't ready to stop
nursing their older child after the birth of their new baby, making tandem nursing the perfect solution.
Casemore explores many of the emotions you might have about trying to
nurse your older child, while at the same time setting you on the path to accomplishment this time around.
If your child is still nursing as the birth of your next child approaches, you may consider tandem nursing (
nursing your older child along with your newborn).
This has happened to everyone I know who has
nursed an older child.
I am saying this to answer some «concerns» that are expressed by some of the comments about how
nursing an older child will mess up the child emotionally.
Likely they have heard negative comments about
nursing their older child.
A mother who is nursing and becomes pregnant often does not want to stop
nursing the older child, especially if her children are going to be very close in age.
This has greatly encouraged me, as I am still
nursing an older child.
I admit that I have some hesitations about
nursing an older child in public, and I've been thinking a lot about why that is.
I'm trying to imagine what might possibly be compelling about filming a mom
nursing an older child.
To ensure that your infant receives adequate milk, breastfeed her before
nursing your older child and allow her breastfeeding needs to take top priority.
Not exact matches
What it's about: Based on the acclaimed play, «South Pacific» is about a
nurse who falls in love with an
older French plantation owner with mixed - race
children she has trouble accepting.
She will not be executed until her daughter is two years
old, allowing time for her to
nurse her
child.
Samad Afridi Ashraf Ahmad Shabbir Ahmad (45 years
old; Windows on the World; leaves wife and 3
children) Umar Ahmad Azam Ahsan Ahmed Ali Tariq Amanullah (40 years
old; Fiduciary Trust Co.; ICNA website team member; leaves wife and 2
children) Touri Bolourchi (69 years
old; United Airlines # 175; a retired
nurse from Tehran) Salauddin Ahmad Chaudhury Abdul K. Chowdhury (30 years
old; Cantor Fitzgerald) Mohammad S. Chowdhury (39 years
old; Windows on the World; leaves wife and
child born 2 days after the attack) Jamal Legesse Desantis Ramzi Attallah Douani (35 years
old; Marsh & McLennan) SaleemUllah Farooqi Syed Fatha (54 years
old; Pitney Bowes) Osman Gani Mohammad Hamdani (50 years
old) Salman Hamdani (NYPD Cadet) Aisha Harris (21 years
old; General Telecom) Shakila Hoque (Marsh & McLennan) Nabid Hossain Shahzad Hussain Talat Hussain Mohammad Shah Jahan (Marsh & McLennan) Yasmeen Jamal Mohammed Jawarta (MAS security) Arslan Khan Khakwani Asim Khan Ataullah Khan Ayub Khan Qasim Ali Khan Sarah Khan (32 years
old; Cantor Fitzgerald) Taimour Khan (29 years
old; Karr Futures) Yasmeen Khan Zahida Khan Badruddin Lakhani Omar Malick Nurul Hoque Miah (36 years
old) Mubarak Mohammad (23 years
old) Boyie Mohammed (Carr Futures) Raza Mujtaba Omar Namoos Mujeb Qazi Tarranum Rahim Ehtesham U. Raja (28 years
old) Ameenia Rasool (33 years
old) Naveed Rehman Yusuf Saad Rahma Salie & unborn
child (28 years
old; American Airlines # 11; wife of Michael Theodoridis; 7 months pregnant) Shoman Samad Asad Samir Khalid Shahid (25 years
old; Cantor Fitzgerald; engaged to be married in November) Mohammed Shajahan (44 years
old; Marsh & McLennan) Naseema Simjee (Franklin Resources Inc.'s Fiduciary Trust) Jamil Swaati Sanober Syed Robert Elias Talhami (40 years
old; Cantor Fitzgerald) Michael Theodoridis (32 years
old; American Airlines # 11; husband of Rahma Salie) W. Wahid
I practiced
child - lead weaning, simply
nursing my
children until they decided to stop which happened right around 18 months
old with all three of them.
I am now an
old grandmother but I was given a piece of advice from a baby health
nurse when my first
child was going through the not - eating stage.
Could someone link a blog of one of these ladies who did need to give a gentle nudge to help their
older child be done
nursing?
A
child still
nursing at 4 years
old is normal, natural, and OK.
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'm hoping that by continuing to
nurse her, it will make her transition from being an only
child to an
older sister a bit easier, since we will still have that special connecting time together each day.
While I decided to focus primarily on
older children in this post, many women on Twitter chimed in that they are
nursing their kids to age two as well, including: Reiza at Stepping Off the Spaceship, Summer at Wired for Noise, Mom Most Traveled, Annie at PhD in Parenting, Sherri at Recovering Sociopath, and Sara (who was breast - fed herself until age 4 1/2) at Custom - Made Milk, among others.
Your
child's friends, with statistically normal parenting, will not be
nursing at age 4 or 4.5 or 5 years
old.
I never
nursed my
oldest,
nursed my middle
child for only 6 weeks and my youngest is the only one I chose to
nursing almost exclusively.
I told my
older child, who was still
nursing that I was worried about there being enough milk.
For instance — after my second
child was born, my
oldest, who was still
nursing, would ask to
nurse every time the baby did.
Made from organic ingredients, it's very gentle and designed to be used for newborn babies as well as
older children who may still be
nursing.
I would also watch your milk supply if you are
nursing; when you have an
older child to care for, it is even harder to get enough rest and even enough quality calories.
And again as your
child gets
older... by the time my daughter finished
nursing at three, she was standing up side down over the top, put me on the couch to get to where she needed to be.
This article reminds me of the advice a
Child Health
Nurse gave me when my son was about 10 weeks
old.