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[quote=Anonymous]Oh for crying out loud. There are absolutely benefits to nursing your toddler, including antibodies and concentrated nutrition. The myths about no nutritional benefits are absolute nonsense -- breastmilk doesn't lose nutritional value when the baby is older. (And I have to wonder -- are those PPs giving their kids cows' milk?!). You are absolutely not harming your child by nursing him past 12 months.

The AAP says babies should be *exclusively* breastfed for 6 months (I wonder how many of the PPs followed that recommendation?), nursed for *at least* a year, and that breastfeeding may continue after that if both mother and child want. The WHO recommendation for breastfeeding 2+ years is not based on a distinction between developing and developed countries but on studies in both types of situations.

Ignore the eye-rollers -- they don't have any more business telling you how to parent your child than your nanny does. None of us are perfect parents and we all do or don't do plenty of things that would cause eye-rolling if we were to post about them.

22:34 is right on -- if your nanny is disrespecting your request to stop bringing this issue up, then you need to let her know in no uncertain terms that this really is not her business or her place to judge.

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