Extreme Breast Feeding ( until 7)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:on the ASK thing...

you're fooling yourselves if you think it suddenly becomes gross to feed a child once they have words for asking. they've been ASKING for it since yhei were born! They cried, smacked their lips, signed and now they talk! there's no difference!

you people should be ashamed of yourselves for being so harsh on other's choices when they don't impact you at all.

Whatever, some people have sexual fettishes and they like to be crapped on. I still think they are disgusting and that does not impact me either. I think breastfeeding your kid until they are 7yrs old is disgusting and you probably are a bit "off" in more ways than one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:on the ASK thing...

you're fooling yourselves if you think it suddenly becomes gross to feed a child once they have words for asking. they've been ASKING for it since yhei were born! They cried, smacked their lips, signed and now they talk! there's no difference!

you people should be ashamed of yourselves for being so harsh on other's choices when they don't impact you at all.

Whatever, some people have sexual fettishes and they like to be crapped on. I still think they are disgusting and that does not impact me either. I think breastfeeding your kid until they are 7yrs old is disgusting and you probably are a bit "off" in more ways than one.

And I think that spanking is child abuse, but when I say that, people tell me that it's not my business and not to judge them. How come it doesn't work the other way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh please. You people are crazy. It's not normal or healthy. I feel more than confident saying that. I don't really care what you say. I find it utterly obnoxious for people to act like this is OK. There comes a point where it's OK to say, "yeah, this is just wrong." Why not just admit that it's so far beyond the bounds of normal. If it were normal and "acceptable," why are they being spotlighted? Why is it of interest if it's just par for the course and live and let live. We have a responsibility not to do harm to our children. This is harm. Sorry.

LOL you said utterly. Moo is right!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:on the ASK thing...

you're fooling yourselves if you think it suddenly becomes gross to feed a child once they have words for asking. they've been ASKING for it since yhei were born! They cried, smacked their lips, signed and now they talk! there's no difference!

you people should be ashamed of yourselves for being so harsh on other's choices when they don't impact you at all.

Whatever, some people have sexual fettishes and they like to be crapped on. I still think they are disgusting and that does not impact me either. I think breastfeeding your kid until they are 7yrs old is disgusting and you probably are a bit "off" in more ways than one.

And I think that spanking is child abuse, but when I say that, people tell me that it's not my business and not to judge them. How come it doesn't work the other way?

Because saying that something is disgusting vs. abuse is hugely different. You cannot go around throwing the term "you are abusive" around. Not the pp you were responding to. But as stated bythat pp, you seem a bit off to begin with based on your posts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:on the ASK thing...

you're fooling yourselves if you think it suddenly becomes gross to feed a child once they have words for asking. they've been ASKING for it since yhei were born! They cried, smacked their lips, signed and now they talk! there's no difference!

you people should be ashamed of yourselves for being so harsh on other's choices when they don't impact you at all.

Whatever, some people have sexual fettishes and they like to be crapped on. I still think they are disgusting and that does not impact me either. I think breastfeeding your kid until they are 7yrs old is disgusting and you probably are a bit "off" in more ways than one.

And I think that spanking is child abuse, but when I say that, people tell me that it's not my business and not to judge them. How come it doesn't work the other way?

Because saying that something is disgusting vs. abuse is hugely different. You cannot go around throwing the term "you are abusive" around. Not the pp you were responding to. But as stated bythat pp, you seem a bit off to begin with based on your posts.

There are more than poster here, and I think that one some of us are saying is that is abuse. You can disagree, but that's what a lot of people believe. And they can certainly have an opinion on it, just as you are able to have your opinion.

[Anonymous]

I've seen this clip again and again - and each time I'm still shocked by the situation.

My son is 3; he did indeed self-wean at 6 months. My daughter is 7. I nursed her for three months. I look at her and cannot IMAGINE pulling out my breast for her comfort. It's absolutely disgusting. The mother in the clip is abusive, in my opinion.

As one PP said, we have clean water and a fairly good food supply. There's no need to go to these lengths to justify extended breastfeeding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've seen this clip again and again - and each time I'm still shocked by the situation.

My son is 3; he did indeed self-wean at 6 months. My daughter is 7. I nursed her for three months. I look at her and cannot IMAGINE pulling out my breast for her comfort. It's absolutely disgusting. The mother in the clip is abusive, in my opinion.

As one PP said, we have clean water and a fairly good food supply. There's no need to go to these lengths to justify extended breastfeeding.

PP, this is sad and I mean that truly. If you want to be more successful nursing your next possibly child (if you have another), I hope you will consider examining your attitudes and misperceptions about nursing. They may be contributing to your stumbling blocks here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:on the ASK thing...

you're fooling yourselves if you think it suddenly becomes gross to feed a child once they have words for asking. they've been ASKING for it since yhei were born! They cried, smacked their lips, signed and now they talk! there's no difference!

you people should be ashamed of yourselves for being so harsh on other's choices when they don't impact you at all.

Whatever, some people have sexual fettishes and they like to be crapped on. I still think they are disgusting and that does not impact me either. I think breastfeeding your kid until they are 7yrs old is disgusting and you probably are a bit "off" in more ways than one.

And I think that spanking is child abuse, but when I say that, people tell me that it's not my business and not to judge them. How come it doesn't work the other way?

You and the rest of the LaLeche league can just calm down. No one is talking about illegalizing breastfeeding grown up children, nor illegalizing defecating on consenting adults, and for now no one is making spanking illegal, except possibly san fran along with banning happy meals.

People JUDGE that is what we all do in determining what we think is right and wrong behavoir. It is a human trait. If these women has a problem with being Judged then they would not be making their socially unacceptable extreme behavior available for public scrutiny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've seen this clip again and again - and each time I'm still shocked by the situation.

My son is 3; he did indeed self-wean at 6 months. My daughter is 7. I nursed her for three months. I look at her and cannot IMAGINE pulling out my breast for her comfort. It's absolutely disgusting. The mother in the clip is abusive, in my opinion.

As one PP said, we have clean water and a fairly good food supply. There's no need to go to these lengths to justify extended breastfeeding.

PP, this is sad and I mean that truly. If you want to be more successful nursing your next possibly child (if you have another), I hope you will consider examining your attitudes and misperceptions about nursing. They may be contributing to your stumbling blocks here.

oh Jesus

Go munch on your granola and tend to your organic garden.

My kids are just fine - and two's the limit, thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've seen this clip again and again - and each time I'm still shocked by the situation.

My son is 3; he did indeed self-wean at 6 months. My daughter is 7. I nursed her for three months. I look at her and cannot IMAGINE pulling out my breast for her comfort. It's absolutely disgusting. The mother in the clip is abusive, in my opinion.

As one PP said, we have clean water and a fairly good food supply. There's no need to go to these lengths to justify extended breastfeeding.

PP, this is sad and I mean that truly. If you want to be more successful nursing your next possibly child (if you have another), I hope you will consider examining your attitudes and misperceptions about nursing. They may be contributing to your stumbling blocks here.

Why do you think she was not successful? Ever occur to you that some women don't feel they have to nurse longer than a few days, weeks, or months?

She is not asking for nursing advice, she is just commenting on the very obvious surrounding these bizarre behavior of putting a breast in a grown child's mouth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:on the ASK thing...

you're fooling yourselves if you think it suddenly becomes gross to feed a child once they have words for asking. they've been ASKING for it since yhei were born! They cried, smacked their lips, signed and now they talk! there's no difference!

you people should be ashamed of yourselves for being so harsh on other's choices when they don't impact you at all.

Whatever, some people have sexual fettishes and they like to be crapped on. I still think they are disgusting and that does not impact me either. I think breastfeeding your kid until they are 7yrs old is disgusting and you probably are a bit "off" in more ways than one.

And I think that spanking is child abuse, but when I say that, people tell me that it's not my business and not to judge them. How come it doesn't work the other way?

Because saying that something is disgusting vs. abuse is hugely different. You cannot go around throwing the term "you are abusive" around. Not the pp you were responding to. But as stated bythat pp, you seem a bit off to begin with based on your posts.

There are more than poster here, and I think that one some of us are saying is that is abuse. You can disagree, but that's what a lot of people believe. And they can certainly have an opinion on it, just as you are able to have your opinion.

What did you say....blah blah blah blah blah. Ok just checking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've seen this clip again and again - and each time I'm still shocked by the situation.

My son is 3; he did indeed self-wean at 6 months. My daughter is 7. I nursed her for three months. I look at her and cannot IMAGINE pulling out my breast for her comfort. It's absolutely disgusting. The mother in the clip is abusive, in my opinion.

As one PP said, we have clean water and a fairly good food supply. There's no need to go to these lengths to justify extended breastfeeding.

PP, this is sad and I mean that truly. If you want to be more successful nursing your next possibly child (if you have another), I hope you will consider examining your attitudes and misperceptions about nursing. They may be contributing to your stumbling blocks here.

oh Jesus

Go munch on your granola and tend to your organic garden.

My kids are just fine - and two's the limit, thank you.

Don't insult organic gardners by lumping us with this nutcase, please!

Seh is a special breed of coo-koo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've seen this clip again and again - and each time I'm still shocked by the situation.

My son is 3; he did indeed self-wean at 6 months. My daughter is 7. I nursed her for three months. I look at her and cannot IMAGINE pulling out my breast for her comfort. It's absolutely disgusting. The mother in the clip is abusive, in my opinion.

As one PP said, we have clean water and a fairly good food supply. There's no need to go to these lengths to justify extended breastfeeding.

PP, this is sad and I mean that truly. If you want to be more successful nursing your next possibly child (if you have another), I hope you will consider examining your attitudes and misperceptions about nursing. They may be contributing to your stumbling blocks here.

Why do you think she was not successful? Ever occur to you that some women don't feel they have to nurse longer than a few days, weeks, or months?

She is not asking for nursing advice, she is just commenting on the very obvious surrounding these bizarre behavior of putting a breast in a grown child's mouth

Ever occur to you that some women don't feel they have to wean earlier than a few years?

Look, I know you guys think I'm unhinged. I assure you that I'm not. My daughter is 15 months. I don't plan to nurse her until she's in college. I don't think I really even plan to nurse her until she's in pre-school. I'm just saying that every time a conversation gets started about breastfeeding past the "acceptable" baby years, there is a vocal contingent who are saying things like "go munch on your granola" and "that's disgusting". It wasn't so long ago that they said the same thing about breastfeeding at all. When it wasn't considered normal or healthy to breastfeed even very young babies. When that was considered "bizarre behavior" and "possible child abuse" and any number of other things.

I don't disagree that there are probably a lot of extended breastfeeders who are the unhinged selfish weirdo y'all think I am. I know those people and I think I probably have a lot more in common personality-wise with you ladies than I do with them. I'm just saying that this isn't a one-size-fits-all issue and that if, like the PP is saying, it's okay for a woman to be done at 3 months, then there are also going to be times when a woman isn't ready to be done until 3 years or 5 years or however long. Is this "normal" behavior? No, of course not. Normal means most people do it and think nothing of it. I'm just saying that just because it's distasteful to you, just because you wouldn't do it, doesn't mean that everyone thinks and acts like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:on the ASK thing...

you're fooling yourselves if you think it suddenly becomes gross to feed a child once they have words for asking. they've been ASKING for it since yhei were born! They cried, smacked their lips, signed and now they talk! there's no difference!

you people should be ashamed of yourselves for being so harsh on other's choices when they don't impact you at all.

Whatever, some people have sexual fettishes and they like to be crapped on. I still think they are disgusting and that does not impact me either. I think breastfeeding your kid until they are 7yrs old is disgusting and you probably are a bit "off" in more ways than one.

And I think that spanking is child abuse, but when I say that, people tell me that it's not my business and not to judge them. How come it doesn't work the other way?

Because saying that something is disgusting vs. abuse is hugely different. You cannot go around throwing the term "you are abusive" around. Not the pp you were responding to. But as stated bythat pp, you seem a bit off to begin with based on your posts.

There are more than poster here, and I think that one some of us are saying is that is abuse. You can disagree, but that's what a lot of people believe. And they can certainly have an opinion on it, just as you are able to have your opinion.

What did you say....blah blah blah blah blah. Ok just checking.

I wasn't part of that dialogue, but your mature response was really enlightening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The flaw in your logic, pp, is comparing starving a child to nursing a 7 year old. They are not the same thing.

I don't have a problem with judgment at all. I do it all the time.

But I try to make sure my judgments are based on fact, not on uninformed prejudice.

What part of "obviously this is different" do you not understand? The analogy was to judging other parents, not what the judgement was based on. Do you understand now?

I understand completely. I said judgments in general should be based on facts and measurable criteria--not on the "ewww" factor. It is a fact and there are measurable criteria that starving your child is universally wrong-morally, ethically, legally. Easy to judge based on those criteria. Where is the measurable criteria for judging extended breastfeeding, outside of an opinion that cannot be backed up by fact or evidence? There is no moral, legal, or ethical evidence that contra indicates extended breastfeeding, outside of people who say "I have the right to judge and I say it's bad." Too bad there is no evidence to back up that argument.