At what age does public breastfeeding become unacceptable? (cartoon, pregnancy, playing)
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They don't need to nurse at 14 months. That's what teeth are for, so they can eat solid food.
Let your child grow. It's a parent's job.
Nursing past 14 months of age is not going to inhibit a child's growth in any way shape or form. Research supports this. Health experts recommend it. It may not be common but it certainly is normal.
^ It's not normal, and it's not for the benefit of the toddler to continue breastfeeding at that age. It benefits the mother and her unhealthy, neurotic attachment to her child and refusal to let the child grow.
They have teeth by that age. They don't need to be still breastfeeding. The strident insistance upon BF past reasonable age illustrates that it is done for the benefit of the mother.
^ It's not normal, and it's not for the benefit of the toddler to continue breastfeeding at that age. It benefits the mother and her unhealthy, neurotic attachment to her child and refusal to let the child grow.
Yes, and the better alternative is to push the child away, I mean, force the child to do without the things the parent decides he can do without out of FEAR that the mother will form an unhealthy, neurotic attachment to her child or the other way around. That to me sounds like incompetency.
Some mothers are not fearful of this happening so we don't have to force anything on our children. We look for signs that they are ready and we let go. It is a bittersweet thing but we have to do it and it happens without forcing as long as the mother is mentally healthy to begin with.
^ It's not normal, and it's not for the benefit of the toddler to continue breastfeeding at that age. It benefits the mother and her unhealthy, neurotic attachment to her child and refusal to let the child grow.
They have teeth by that age. They don't need to be still breastfeeding. The strident insistance upon BF past reasonable age illustrates that it is done for the benefit of the mother.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that "Breastfeeding should be continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child... Increased duration of breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the mother... There is no upper limit to the duration of breastfeeding and no evidence of psychologic or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or longer." (AAP 2005)
The American Academy of Family Physicians recommends that breastfeeding continue throughout the first year of life and that "Breastfeeding beyond the first year offers considerable benefits to both mother and child, and should continue as long as mutually desired." They also note that "If the child is younger than two years of age, the child is at increased risk of illness if weaned." (AAFP 2001)
A US Surgeon General has stated that it is a lucky baby who continues to nurse until age two. (Novello 1990)
The World Health Organization emphasizes the importance of nursing up to two years of age or beyond (WHO 1992, WHO 2002).
Scientific research by Katherine A. Dettwyler, PhD shows that 2.5 to 7.0 years of nursing is what our children have been designed to expect (Dettwyler 1995).
A philly cheese-steak sandwich on an enriched white-bread hoagie smothered in grilled onions and mushrooms, washed down with milk and an orange every day will give you more than that, but you wouldn't give it to your kid every day, would you? Why not, if it is MORE nutritious than 448 mL of breastmilk?
It's an empty argument, that breastmilk is nutritious, therefore mothers should continue giving it to their kids after they grow teeth. Just because something is nutritious, doesn't mean a kid should have it every day, or even at all. You could very easily substitute that breastmilk's nutrition with a daily chewable vitamin. But the kid needs FOOD. Those teeth are the sign that it's time to wean off the teat and onto chewable food. The good lord in heaven above made people get their baby teeth at a certain age, and dad gum it, you autta have a little respect for that.
^ It's not normal, and it's not for the benefit of the toddler to continue breastfeeding at that age. It benefits the mother and her unhealthy, neurotic attachment to her child and refusal to let the child grow.
They have teeth by that age. They don't need to be still breastfeeding. The strident insistance upon BF past reasonable age illustrates that it is done for the benefit of the mother.
my older son had 4 teeth at 4 months, 8 teeth at 8 months. So should he have been weaned at 4 months because he had teeth?
Interesting Side note: I asked my mother why she never breastfed. She said it was because she wanted me father to have a part in the feedings and a chance to bond. I think this is a VERY good point to bring up.
They may grow physically, but their growth - especially their EMOTIONAL growth certainly can be stunted by an obsessive mother who can't let her baby go.....
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