I can tell you that I really enjoyed
this second year of breastfeeding.
His immunity benefits in
this second year of breastfeeding are now higher than those in the first.
Not exact matches
True child - led weaning doesn't happen until well into the
second or third
year of breastfeeding, once your baby is getting most
of their nutrition from solids and is able to drink from a cup.
And he put down his notebook, turned to me and said that in all his
years of practice, not one time did a mother said «yes» that they would
breastfeed without a
second thought.
Second, I managed to
breastfeed for two
years, with and without distractions, without once ever being at risk
of running down a pedestrian or crashing my car while doing so.
Armed with three
years of breastfeeding experience, I thought that I could latch my
second child with very few difficulties, or so I thought.
After the first six months, the protection is less, but still present, and on average, women
breastfeeding into the
second year of life will have a baby every two to three
years even without any artificial method
of contraception.
I went then to have two more daughters after that, who are now twenty - five and thirty - one, and each
of the
second and the third were
breastfed for over two
years.
I have lost count
of the number
of arguments I had with my own mother about why it was so important for me to take
breastfeeding into my daughter's
second year.
After the first six months, the protection is less, but still present, and on average, women
breastfeeding into the
second year of life will have a baby every 2 to 3
years even without any artificial method
of contraception.
While the American Academy
of Pediatrics recommends exclusive
breastfeeding for the first six months, and
breastfeeding along with solids for the
second half
of the first
year, sometimes you must wean sooner.
Just a side note, I was
breastfed for almost two
years and out
of the three girls in the family, I am the tallest (5» 10»), my sister who was
breastfed for 15 months is
second tallest (5» 9 ″) and my sister who was
breastfed for 6 months is shortest (5» 6 ″).
I am not sure if being the granddaughter
of a dairy farmer made me better prepared for pumping, but I definitely think that my sense
of humor about the whole thing helped me
breastfeed my first son for one
year and my
second son for going on 10 months after my RTW twelve weeks after each
of the boys were born.
the first baby i had, i
breastfed her for about 8 months and my
second child he is 1
year and a half and still breastfeeding.and i heard a lot
of rumors that this time my milk is not anymore nutritious for my baby.
What about the
second part
of the WHO recommendations, to continue
breastfeeding for 2
years or beyond?
The label below shows that Nestlé claims its BEBA Junior formula for use from 12 months
of age is not a breastmilk substitute — despite the product being fed in a bottle (a surrogate breast) and its claim to support the recommendation
of breastfeeding into the
second year of life and beyond.
Three random reasons to
breastfeed into the
second year of life and beyond.
But I do know two more fantastic reasons to
breastfeed into the
second year of life and beyond!
Breastfeeding a child during the
second year of life helps assure adequate fat and protein intake as well.
We didn't chose that 2
year gap, it chose us — I got my period back only 6 weeks after giving birth the first time despite full time
breastfeeding of course — but at the time
of conception I was so ready for another baby - the
second time it took 18 months to return and I didn't feel ready at all for another one during that time.
The industry falsely claims these measures only cover products up to 6 months
of age, but they cover all breastmilk substitutes and
breastfeeding is recommended into the
second year of life and beyond.
Now that Nestlé has finally acknowledged
breastfeeding is recommended into the
second year of life and beyond it can no longer claim the formulas it promotes during this period are not breastmilk substitutes.
The healthiest outcomes for mothers and
second or subsequent babies occur when there is a gap
of 2 - 3
years between births and a period
of 6 months
of no
breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding should continue through the rest of the baby's first year, with complementary foods being introduced, and the greatest protective effect is realized when breastfeeding continues through the child's second ye
Breastfeeding should continue through the rest
of the baby's first
year, with complementary foods being introduced, and the greatest protective effect is realized when
breastfeeding continues through the child's second ye
breastfeeding continues through the child's
second year or beyond.
I
breastfed all three
of my children, one until he was 3
years and 3 months old, my
second son until he was 4
years old, and my third son... well, he's 2 - and - half
years old and still
breastfeeding.
my first son was born premature and I was told about the benefits
of breast feeding it helped him so much he is a healthy 4
year old boy now and I had a
second babygirl born early too i would love to
breastfeed longer as I seen all the benefits this would be great happy
breastfeeding week
Differences in Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test —
Second Edition Verbal Scores at Age 7
Years According to Duration
of Any
Breastfeeding, With Linear Trend Line
The World Health Organization and UNICEF strongly encourage
breastfeeding through toddlerhood: «Breastmilk is an important source
of energy and protein, and helps to protect against disease during the child's
second year of life.»
In 1986, 2
years before these data were collected, the United States ranked 16th (3.6 / 1000) in postneonatal death, well below Finland (first; 1.8 / 1000) and Sweden (
second; 2.0 / 1000).24 The US
breastfeeding prevalence in 1986 was 57 % at birth and 22 % at 6 months, 25 whereas in Finland and Sweden, the prevalence at 6 months then was still ~ 60 % and 50 %, respectively.26 Although the United States still trails the Nordic countries both in
breastfeeding and in postneonatal mortality, the US rate
of postneonatal death has fallen steadily between the late 1980s and now, and
breastfeeding has increased.
My
second is 16 months old and I
breastfed her for about 8 months and then gave her a bottle
of formula until a
year old.
The authors note the effect
of exclusive
breastfeeding «seems to be plausible» since disease activity returned in the
second half
of the postpartum
year in exclusively
breastfeeding women, corresponding to the introduction
of supplemental feedings and the return
of menstruation.