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Hate to tell you, momma, but at 2.5, he should be getting  his "comfort, health and bonding" from you in a different way. You need to give it up. Why don't you at least admit that it's for you at this point, and not him?[/quote]

I will bet you money this person either did not nurse at all or never past the newborn-under-a-blanket phase. I nursed two kids up to age 2.5, and it boggles the mind that people can think it's "for the mom." Do you know how hard it is to get 2.5 year olds to do things they don't want to do? Do you really think moms out there are forcing them to the breast?[/quote]

"This person" (me) absolutely breastfed two children, both exclusively for 9 months, then supplementally for another 3. The day they turned one, I turned the faucet off.

The question is, why in the hell would YOU want to breastfeed a 2 1/2 year old? Obviously it was for YOU, because s/he didn't "want to do it" (your own words.) There is something really, really strange about this...[/quote]

You really are clueless. The PP's child DID want to, which is why she asked if you knew how hard it was to get a child to do something they didn't want to do. My 26 month old LOVES nursing and would do it all the time if I didn't stop him. I DON'T want to keep nursing, but he does, and I'm willing to give him that much as he is still very little. There's actually nothing strange about it. What I find really, really strange is why you would suddenly deny your children nursing on their first birthday. What made that exact day so important? Clearly that was about YOUR control issues and not your children.[/quote]

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