Breastfeeding world record??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:my cousin was BF until he was 5.
it's common back home and i don't find it weird at all.

MIL used to have BM until a few years ago but she didn't know so I don't think that counts.

What do you mean she didn't know????????

While it's odd that her MIL didn't know she had BM, even odder is that her DIL knew!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am still breastfeeding my 3.5 yo. He asks for it only at bedtime, naptime, sometimes in the middle of the night/nap or at waking times. He also does not linger more than like 10 seconds. but it seems important to him.

This was me, except I cut him of at about 30 seconds (nursing a baby and it just felt too weird). I finally said we are done at 3 1/2. I was ready to stop at 2 1/2 but it seemed important to him. My daughter (now 14 months) will likely stop earlier - she just isn't as into breastfeeding as he was. I think I stopped breastfeeding in public sometime around age 3 or maybe 21/2. But if you came to my house, you just might see it :0

You already posted once on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am still breastfeeding my 3.5 yo. He asks for it only at bedtime, naptime, sometimes in the middle of the night/nap or at waking times. He also does not linger more than like 10 seconds. but it seems important to him.

This was me, except I cut him of at about 30 seconds (nursing a baby and it just felt too weird). I finally said we are done at 3 1/2. I was ready to stop at 2 1/2 but it seemed important to him. My daughter (now 14 months) will likely stop earlier - she just isn't as into breastfeeding as he was. I think I stopped breastfeeding in public sometime around age 3 or maybe 21/2. But if you came to my house, you just might see it :0

You already posted once on this thread.

how old is this thread then?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am still breastfeeding my 3.5 yo. He asks for it only at bedtime, naptime, sometimes in the middle of the night/nap or at waking times. He also does not linger more than like 10 seconds. but it seems important to him.

This was me, except I cut him of at about 30 seconds (nursing a baby and it just felt too weird). I finally said we are done at 3 1/2. I was ready to stop at 2 1/2 but it seemed important to him. My daughter (now 14 months) will likely stop earlier - she just isn't as into breastfeeding as he was. I think I stopped breastfeeding in public sometime around age 3 or maybe 21/2. But if you came to my house, you just might see it :0

You already posted once on this thread.

how old is this thread then?

Ahh, 2 years old. Yes, probably I did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3.5 (I'd finally couldn't do it anymore). But at about 2, I stopped nursing in public and about 2.5 I stopped nursing in front of anyone but immediate family (my mom and sister etc).

Yea, I think this is me from back in Feb. Pretty impressed you could put this and today's post together since they were such different posts?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3.5 yrs for first, 3 for second. Not a big deal to me. 3 yrs old is still a baby. I would rather my children drink my milk than a COW's milk. I did not give birth to a calf.

That's fine, but this argument doesn't really work because you're pretending you have ONLY two choices: breastmilk or cow's milk. You know as well as anybody else that your 3.5 year old doesn't need breast milk OR cow's milk. There's almond milk, soy milk, or the option of no milk at all. So, my opinion aside (it's weird to BF your child that long), you're not really doing it because your only other option is cow's milk.

[Anonymous]

Aaaand, I just responded to a post made nearly a year ago.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't breastfeed older children in public. In private I think 3 would be my limit but if I felt my child needs it longer I'd do it longer. Whatever works for my child and me. Breastfeeding older children in public certainly is more about the mother than the child which is why I do roll my eyes at Moms who breastfeed a 5 year old in a public restaurant...a bit much.

[Anonymous]

About 3, closing on 4. The boy is 31 now, lives off his mom still. A very sad situation, actually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am still breastfeeding my 3.5 yo. He asks for it only at bedtime, naptime, sometimes in the middle of the night/nap or at waking times. He also does not linger more than like 10 seconds. but it seems important to him.

This was me, except I cut him of at about 30 seconds (nursing a baby and it just felt too weird). I finally said we are done at 3 1/2. I was ready to stop at 2 1/2 but it seemed important to him. My daughter (now 14 months) will likely stop earlier - she just isn't as into breastfeeding as he was. I think I stopped breastfeeding in public sometime around age 3 or maybe 21/2. But if you came to my house, you just might see it :0

You already posted once on this thread.

how old is this thread then?

Old enough to stop being breast-fed...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am still breastfeeding my 3.5 yo. He asks for it only at bedtime, naptime, sometimes in the middle of the night/nap or at waking times. He also does not linger more than like 10 seconds. but it seems important to him.

This was me, except I cut him of at about 30 seconds (nursing a baby and it just felt too weird). I finally said we are done at 3 1/2. I was ready to stop at 2 1/2 but it seemed important to him. My daughter (now 14 months) will likely stop earlier - she just isn't as into breastfeeding as he was. I think I stopped breastfeeding in public sometime around age 3 or maybe 21/2. But if you came to my house, you just might see it :0

You already posted once on this thread.

how old is this thread then?

Old enough to stop being breast-fed...

You win.

[Anonymous]

The last time I breastfed my 3 year old (and almost 3 months) was Valentine's Day. I thought it would be cool if she was weaned on that day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son weaned at almost 3. I didn't breast feed him in public past 18 months though. Between 2-3 years it was a slow weaning process of 3 times a day down to just one before bed and then slowly phasing that out. I don't have a problem with someone breast feeding as long as is okay for both mom and child. However, I question on-demand feeding for a 2-3 year old. I don't think that is developmentally appropriate. Children that age need limits in various areas and I think a child that age can be taught when to separate from mom nursing time in public.

Very interesting perspective! I think you just helped me figure out why I feel so uncomfortable seeing my SIL nurse her 2 yo in public nearly constantly - it is that it is on demand, so even if her 2 yo is in the middle of playing with my 2 yo out comes the boob at the first whimper.

[Anonymous]

The. Feminazi breastfeeders on DCUM would do do u m til kid was in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I try not to judge other people's parenting decisions as long as they aren't harmful. But I kind of think breastfeeding older children IS harmful. I breastfed all five of mine exclusively. Like most kids, somewhere between about 12 and 14 months they started becoming more independent. They were drinking from a cup and eating pretty much everything we did. Had I continued to nurse them it would have been 100% of about MY needs and not about theirs. They were getting most of their nutrition from the foods they were eating. Milk was no longer even necessary.

Seeing a three (or even an older two) year old with a bottle grosses me out. To me it isn't about the breast as much as it is this need to treat a toddler like an infant.

A significant amount of brain development happens in the first three years of life. Giving your child as much nutrition as possible is not at all selfish. Perhaps it is selfish of you to put your needs and comfort above the nutritional benefits of your child. Do what best suits your family, but don't judge others when you clearly have a lack of knowledge on the subject.