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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I legit nursed until my kid was 4.  It is absolutely no one's business but yours and your child.  It is only taboo, because we have made it taboo.  And, yes, it was pretty hard to get her to wean but she did when she was ready.  She is a healthy and well-adjusted kid today.  I feel a sense contentedness that I was able to be present and with her and feed her this way for as long as we did.  The value of nursing goes well beyond any nutrients breastfeeding imparts, it physical as well.  The cuddles...the contact.  It relieves stress for them, and if anyone wants to take that away from the two of you, screw them really.  You do You. [/quote]

4 years old!?! [/quote]totally normal!   Not pp.  [/quote]

Normal where? Anyway I would want my body back but to each their own. [/quote]

DP who has also nursed a child to 4. It’s not like nursing an infant. You are barely even making any milk, and most likely you are only nursing a few minutes once a day. When my daughter was “nursing” at that age, it was once in the morning and I set a timer for 1 minute! I’m sure you hold, hug, pick up your 4 yo for way more time than that - does that mean you “don’t have your body back”?
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I am a huge breastfeeding advocate but suckling at four-years-old is infantilizing and by no means “normal” or healthy for development.   [/quote]

I mean, the AAP specifically says the opposite of what you’re saying, did they forget to seek your expert advice before publishing their opinion? Were you out sick that day? In another meeting?[/quote]

No, dear, the AAP does not say the opposite of what I am saying.  Please link your source.  No one thinks breastfeeding a four-year-old is a good idea in developed countries. [/quote]

“ However, the American Academy of Pediatrics supports mothers who want to nurse as long as necessary.

"It's completely appropriate that a mother should avail herself to her infant or toddler," said Dr. Lori Winter, of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "[b]That's in no way damaging to the child[/b]."

Guess she just didn’t ask you whether it was healthy for development. I’m sure if you give her a quick call she’ll retract it as well as the 2005 statement that says that there is no upper limit to nursing and no negative developmental consequences. I can’t believe she didn’t remember to consult Random Internet Poster!!![/quote]

First, calm down. 
Second, four-year-olds are not toddlers.
Third, my contention is that it’s so far from being beneficial as to be damaging to breastfeed a normally developed four-year-old.  [/quote]

Cite your sources other than your feefees. No recognized medical body agrees with you, all recognized medical bodies say to carry on as long as mother and child want to. Which is surprising for something that is so “damaging”[/quote]

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